I'm always scared when I fight. But that fear is what keeps me more alert and more focused. It's good to have fear.
Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.
Because Conor McGregor is so confident - he goes there 'I'll beat this, I will do that' - If I would be his coach I will tell him all the time, behind closed doors, how dangerous [Nate] Diaz is and how much of a war this fight will be and how painful, and long, and uncomfortable it would be, and to get prepared for the worst day of his life.
Think about climbing a mountain. If you decide you're going up Everest, you don't start with a sprint. You'll never make it out of base camp if you do that. The secret is two fold: make sure your approach is consistent and steady so that you can maintain the progress you're making as your journey continues.
I want to use every second of my life, every time that I have in my life, to make me a better fighter. That's why I'm a martial artist. For me, it's more than a job - it's a way of living
Innovation is a discipline not a lottery... It comes from the combination of two elements within my control: hard work and openmindedness.
Once fear enters your life - it will take you in one of two directions: empowerment or panic.
My mentality is like a samurai they used to train every day, work on their technique to make themselves better, almost perfect, perfection is impossible but every day you get closer and that's what I want . Every day I want to get better than I was the day before. I want to use every second of my life, every time I have in my life to make me a better fighter. It's more than a job it's a way of living.
No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.
When great depths of unrelenting sorrow are punctuated by great peaks of joy and liberation, the result is delicious.
If I'm disrespectful to my opponent, how can I respect myself?
There's no honour fighting in the street, there is nothing to gain.
Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
I don't want things that I regret in life, and things that I have not done - and I don't want to at 80 years wake up, and tell myself: 'Oh I was on top of my shape and skills and I didn't do it.'
That's the way to go. People say: 'Oh, he doesn't want to come back, he's scared,' and it's to play with your brain, to play with your mind. I'm not scared of nobody. I'm not scared of no human being. I'm scared to fight, every time I fight I'm scared, but I'll bite into my mouthpiece and I'll walk the walk.
It's bizarre, a punch in the face hurts less when you win than when you lose.
The only way forward in life is innovation.
I’m a martial artist, and I don’t train because I have a fight; I train because it’s my lifestyle, and I’ll train every day if I’m not hurt.
If I come back and I lose, at least I know I did everything I should have done, I have no regrets, I'll be happy. I can die happy.
Set your goal and keep moving forward.
Nick Diaz is a champion so he's got the spirit that comes with it. So he's not going to give up mentally. You see a lot of guys give up mentally and that's why they get knocked out or submitted. They give up mentally before they lose.
One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.
My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.
It's not always the best team that wins the game it's the team that plays better.
I like to think I'm like water that adapts to its surroundings and eventually finds a way in.
