Words matter. These are the best Beneil Dariush Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I truly believe the way to build a good civilization is to do it on Judaeo-Christian values because whenever you do it on Judaeo-Christian values you build amazing countries that give human beings intrinsic value.
People want to boo me, let them boo me.
Everything that I have is because I live in America. If I was in Iran, I wouldn’t be in the UFC… But, I came here, and I got to do something amazing. And that’s because of America.
If I call myself a Christian, I have to act like it. A Christian leader is someone who serves, right? I’m just trying to serve as much as I can.
I really don’t believe in being ‘gifted.’ I really think what you put in is what you get. People say, ‘Oh, this guy is so athletic and so naturally talented,’ well think about it. He’s been doing martial arts since the age of 4 or whatever.
I don’t just go to a practice, then get some food after and call it a day. I go to practice thinking of what I need to work on, what’s my coach teaching me, why he’s teaching me this and making sure I don’t miss anything. You have to be attentive. I think this is the reason why you see improvements in my game.
It got to a point where I couldn’t turn my head without turning my whole body.
The hardest part about making weight is getting to 155 or 156 – whatever you make – and you gotta wait four hours.
You make government number one, and people give up their rights.
I’m tired of seeing the same guys fight each other.
If someone asks, I’m going to tell them what I feel.
My family, especially the ones that came to America, second generation, they’re predominantly lawyers, doctors, accountants… they went to college basically, graduated, masters programs and PhD’s… all of that good stuff.
In the first year and a half I was with the UFC I fought seven times, I was 6-1 and I was ranked No. 7. When you go on a tear like that and you stay consistent, eventually the fights that you want just materialize. Because people can’t get away from you. You’re everywhere.
When I retire, to be honest, my goal is to be a missionary. I plan on going around and spreading the gospel.
Yeah, anybody with a heartbeat has a path to victory.
I really believe I can beat everyone in this game, and God willing, I’ll get my chance to prove it.
I feel like I have an advantage in grappling with just about anybody I fight.
Whatever it takes, wins. That’s what I’m looking for. I don’t care how my face looks after. I don’t care how my body looks after.
I’d like to see myself in a title eliminator.
The government, once it takes power, nobody takes that away. If it’s gained freely, it will be taken back in blood. That’s the only way to get away from communism, Marxism. It’s proven… you can see it in history.
I see so many negative comments online, it makes you want to stay away from it.
I love my job.
My goal is greatness, so whether it is at 155 or 170 doesn’t really matter.
When I was growing up, I was always outside. I think that’s helped me, as far as athletics go, but to improve in anything, you just have to invest time.
I had a bit of an ego when I was younger, thinking I could be the best at both jiu-jitsu and fighting, but as I got older, I realized that the six months I was putting into MMA, another guy was putting into jiu-jitsu on a full time basis.
As you get older, you try to clean things up.
You don’t want communism. You don’t want this socialism. This is what destroys countries and lives.
I’m telling you I was from such a small village I didn’t even know what wrestling was until I came to America.
A lot of the CTE stuff, you see in football, and that’s because of the constant collision. These guys are doing it every week, and it’s not like the running back is getting this problem, or the quarterback, it’s the guys on the front line that keep going into each other. It’s those guys.
When it comes to martial arts, I always feel hungry.
When I started fighting, it wasn’t about being an idol or representing my people. It was like the furthest, furthest, furthest thing from that.
I don’t care if you’re a young lion, you’re an old lion, you’re a veteran, you’re in the middle of the pack – I’m top dog. I’m the guy.
It’s really hard losing, especially losing when you know you could’ve won the fight.
Iran is amazing. It’s beautiful. It has everything, everything you want.
Werdum is one of the nicest, kindest people I’ve ever met.
Brazil is really special. The fans are awesome and I love the food there.
Let me put it this way, the earliest memory I have of my dad, I think I got beat up by some kids and he looked at me and said, ‘hey, you get in a fight, you win. I don’t care if you have to pick up a rock or a stick, you win.’ That’s my earliest memory of my dad.
We don’t fight as much as we like. We think we’re going to fight so many times, and end up fighting less.
Staying hungry and never being satisfied is how you always improve.
One of the guys I used to watch was Georges St. Pierre. Watching him, I thought this guy is awesome, he’s doing all these amazing things… I was 16 at the time and I thought he was like 32, and it turned out he was like 21-22.
I don’t need to be top 15. I don’t need to be top five. I need to be champion.
I’ve had one or two interactions with Scott Holtzman and I’ve watched his fights and I thought to myself, great fight, great competition and a great guy. The few interactions I had with him, he’s such a great guy.
I look at work as something you’re supposed to do and if you enjoy it, it is a lot easier.
People are afraid to pick who they want to root for. People are all ‘Dariush is so nice, I don’t know why he’s being booed.’ Who cares?
