Top 14 Holly Holm Quotes

When people are self-entitled for no reason, just with anything, that bothers me. It’s like waiting for someone to cross the road, and they walk slower because they know you’re waiting. I like all the credit due in the places that it’s supposed to be due.

I started doing MMA and boxing at the same time – I always wanted to try an MMA fight to see what it was like. I had one fight, and I was hooked.

I think you can get so mentally beat by kind of working yourself up too much.

I’m going to hit you as hard as I can regardless of whether you touch my gloves or not.

I know there’s a lot of emotion going into a fight, but everything in a fight – none of it comes out of an evil heart.

I still have a lot to learn, and I still have a lot to prove.

Some people feel stronger in their 30s. I’m 34. I’ve noticed I do feel stronger now than when I was 24. But I’m also more sore in the mornings. If I have a bump or a bruise from practice, it takes me a little bit more than just an ice bath to get rid of it. At the end of the week, my body’s ready for a day off.

I can’t even explain how blessed I am and how fortunate that I have such a great team that believes in me.

I have MMA strengths, but I need to build on my weaknesses.

I’d see people being really successful, whether it was my teammates or big-name fighters like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and I’d think, ‘I want to be a legend like that.’

I’ve been on the end of losing a fight, and there’s a piece of my heart that has compassion towards that because I know how it feels.

Aim high and don’t sell yourself short. Know that you’re capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things – depression, body image or whatever else – so know that it’s not just you. You’re not alone.

There’s no single person on this planet that’s worth more than the other. Know your worth. Be confident in yourself.

There’s a ton of nerves for every fight I’ve been in; it doesn’t matter if it was my debut.