I’ve always looked up to Big Nog. He’s a legend in the sport and has the mentality that so many fans love, and it’s what got me into fighting. He’s a man’s man and a real fighter.
The two don’t necessarily translate, especially if you’re a prize fighter: you’ve fought all your life, you’ve fought all these fights, and now you’re trying to do a movie. You see that happen a lot – a lot of professional fighters don’t necessarily make it so well into the movie world.
I know for a fact if I were a white English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain – and the world.
We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories… but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
There was a lot of pride, being one of the elite fighters in the world, in the best promotion in the world. That’s what I was proud of. To be called a UFC fighter, that was important.
I’m not a celebrity trainer. I don’t have my own line of DVDs, but I’m a fighter and have everything to prove.
I got time, I’m only 21, I’ve got room to learn and grow as a fighter.
I never wanted to be a fighter. This is what God said I’m going to do, and I’m happy with that.
I was a born fighter before I got technical, and that’s still in me.
I’m the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg.
Angela Davis’s legacy as a freedom fighter made her an enemy of the state under the increasingly neoliberal regimes of Nixon, Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover because she understood that the struggle for freedom was not only a struggle for political and individual rights but also for economic rights.
There’s never been someone like me in history – a fighter like me only comes along every 1,000 years.
I am a fighter; I will keep fighting and will never give up.
Shawn Porter is a good fighter, but he hasn’t accomplished nearly as much as Danny Garcia has accomplished or beat the fighters who he has beat.
In ‘Falling Skies,’ I was playing a soldier and a fighter, and then, when I was taken captive, you’re still in this post-apocalyptic world.
The most important thing in a fighter is his mentality. Do you really believe that you’re the baddest dude on the planet?
I’m going to show I’m the best fighter in the world.
I’m like a prize fighter. When I’m not on stage, every action that I take has to be focused on my next performance.
Over time, your face hardens up and you just look more like a fighter.
GGG is a great fighter, but he hasn’t got the ability that Kell has – Brook is the far superior boxer.
As a child, during the war, I drew Spitfires and Messerschmitts. With Spot, I found that I had designed a fuselage! His spot is on his side, the roundel marking of an English fighter plane, and the color bar of his tail is the color stripes of a plane’s rudder.
My brother has the potential to become one of the top guys within Strikeforce. He had a very busy personal life; therefore, he wasn’t training as hard as he should, but if he’s going to pick up his training, he will be a danger for every fighter.
In a line of horses, I’m the zebra. I’m not doing it, man. Don’t get it twisted – there is no show on UFC Fight Pass bigger than ‘Fighter and The Kid.’
When I step out onto the ice to compete ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ I don’t feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it’s very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.
When you’re a fighter, you have to be ready all the time. There’s no ‘I need a month.’ It’s always time.
Normally, when a fighter gets challenged, they answer.
One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.
Being a woman fighter, I can’t just go out there and manhandle a girl, I need to be very strategic: Use my skills, head movement and defence, then seek and destroy.
Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.
For me, I’ve been known as a very well-rounded fighter, and I think that’s really important, that you’re well rounded and comfortable in every situation that a fight can go. A lot of people focus on just one discipline, and when they get out of that, they’re in a difficult position.
I fought Sugar Ray six times. Pound for pound the greatest fighter who ever lived.
I did not wake up one day and say, ‘I wanna be famous.’ I did not wake up and say, ‘I wanna be a UFC fighter.’ I woke up and said, ‘I want to be successful at something I want to do. I want to fight.’
What looks better with that ‘Ultimate Fighter’ plaque that’s on my wall? That belt. I’ll tell you what, I won’t stop until I get it.
People always want to see who’s the best fighter in the world.
Floyd Mayweather, he’s a safe fighter. He is who he is. He’s not going to take any risks.
I want to be a fighter, this is what I love to do, but it’s totally taxing on the body and the mind. Especially the mind.
Why should I retire? I’m like a fighter. The bell rings, and you come out and fight.
Those who know me know I’m always a fighter.
I love brawling, but I’m a smart fighter.
My goal is to become the best person I can, and in the process of doing so, I believe, I can help others. I’m also trying to make history in mixed martial arts and become known as the best 135-pound fighter to ever compete.
I don’t think there is anything more proud or glorious than standing in the arena as a fighter – that you’ve done it in on your own. That’s why I love fighting.
Alaskans deserve a fighter in the United States Senate who will always stand up for Alaska, who understands our great potential, who has the experience, respect and seniority to accomplish that. I am that senator.
I’m in a stage where I feel like I need to retrain my mind, because since the beginning of my career, I’ve been such a fighter and a little hustler and someone who just tried to stay afloat in this business.
That’s the ultimate goal for any fighter, to fight in those big casinos, on that strip in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden, New York – all those iconic venues.
When I fought Holmes, I feel I was a better fighter than he was. I was just so caught up in what was written about the fight – I got caught up in that whole thing.
If ‘Smash Bros.’ were set up to appeal to experts too much and became something like a modern fighter, I think that would raise serious questions about the game’s future.
I believe I’m a pretty good fighter and have accomplished more than Lomachenko.
