“A lot of people cry and complain and put their hand out and beg. It never goes well.”

I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I’m inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.

I’m not going to get somewhere and say, ‘OK, I’m done.’ Success is never final; I’ll just keep on going.

I train and I go home, and when I’m home, I think about training. That’s my life every day, and that’s it.

I have a self-defense mind. I’ve had it all my life.

I want to negotiate what I’m worth. I want to put my analytics forward, man-to-man, and to be like, ‘This is what I’m owed now. Pay me.’ And then we can talk.

When I say something’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.

I always teach myself calm and visualization stuff.

What someone else does or doesn’t do has no effect on me and what I do.

I don’t feel that emotion is a good thing to have in combat. You must be cold.

I’m interested in movement, and I’m interested in money, and I’m interested in the movement of money.

People say that I’m a boxer. I actually started with kick boxing, and then I moved onto boxing, and then I moved onto grappling.

I feel you’re in charge of your own situation.

People are so caught in a routine, doing the same things over and over.

I’m already the face of the UFC, plus the face of boxing, WWE, and Hollywood.

I’m just trying to be myself. I’m not trying to be anyone else.

My goal is to be number one in MMA.

You knew that what is given or granted can be taken away, that what is begged can be refused; but that what is earned is kept.

Would you want to breathe if you were to ask for oxygen? Would you want to drink if you were to beg for a glass of water? would you want to eat if you were to pray for a plate of food? Well, I wouldn’t.

My words are written like prayers begging to be answered by you.

Even though negativity begs for my attention, I will still choose to focus on the joy in my life.

Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.

Would you want to breathe if you were to ask for oxygen? Would you want to drink if you were to beg for a glass of water? would you want to eat if you were to pray for a plate of food? Well, I wouldn’t.

You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.