Ronda Rousey Quotes - Page 2

I'm the most dangerous unarmed women in the world, I've prepared my entire life to be that way.

I thought that I was mutant somehow. I eventually realized that I have a very natural look, and that's what God gave me, and I'm proud of it. It was kind of a way for me to get past that as well.

When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about it. Everybody was trying to be Miss America, unwilling to go under any kind of criticism, and taking the safe answers. I thought I needed to do whatever I could to get attention.

I get asked that a lot and I always go back to my mom's, 'No one has the right to beat you.' I take that to every venue that I'm in. She would say, 'Someone has to be the best in the world, why not you?' I always try to keep that in mind.

That I happened to fall into a career that no other girls wanted isn't surprising to me. I wanted something that didn't exist, so I had to create it.

That's why I love fighting, because I get to have a big battle every couple months to make up for the little battles I have to forfeit every day

A belt does nothing but hold your gi together. A belt has assigned significance, a belt is someone else saying you're good, you don't need other people saying that you're good in order to be good.

If you're fighting with emotion instead of structure... it's always going to be a mistake.

My one fear is failure and that's one fear I have to face all the time. Yes, it's uncomfortable to be scared but I'm finally comfortable being uncomfortable.

I'm living such a lucky and blessed life and I'm trying my best to deserve it.

Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.

I never aspired to be 2nd. I was taught... you can do whatever you want in this world, so why not be the best in the world?

My father would say, 'Ronnie, you're going to be someone special. Whatever it is that you want to do, you're going to be the best in the world at it.'

To be a fighter, you have to be passionate. I have so much passion, it's hard to hold it all in. That passion escapes as tears from my eyes, sweat from my pores, blood from my veins.

Fear of failure is always a driver but the thirst for more is a good one too... So I think you need a little bit of both.

Everyone wants to win. But to truly succeed - whether it is at a sport or at your job or in life - you have to be willing to do the hard work, overcome the challenges, and make the sacrifices it takes to be the best at what you do.

For me, MMA is like speed chess. It's like I'm herding a person into a certain position. Say my endgame is an arm bar. I'm not gonna actually take you and put you there. What I'm going to do is convince you that it's a good idea to move in the direction I want you to go.

I've coached doing judo, but I've never coached MMA. I'll have my own coach with me to help me along the way and I can't really fail with him by my side, but I'm a little nervous.

I don't shy away from any questions. I'm not scared of any question. I'll give you an answer. A lot of people are scared of having actual opinions out there. People are so scared of criticism I'm not scared of people disliking me.

Do I ever get tired of being the first female everything? Not really, I just happened to be in a position where the job that I wanted was not really there for me. I had to create an opportunity instead of waiting for an opportunity.

I don't want little girls to have the same ambitions as me. But I want them to know that it's okay to be ambitious.

I am vulnerable; that's why I fight.

Strong and healthy is the new sexy.

The thing that gets me up in the morning is that I’m really not ready to see someone that I know I can beat holding my belt.

For girls it raises your testosterone, so I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight.