“Make peace with the fear of defeat... Fear holds you back from putting forth your best performance.” PerformancesDefeatMmaMaking PeaceBest Performance Author:Brian Stann
“When I fight I try to empty my mind... I only see that moment, nothing else matters.” TryingMindMatterMomentsFightingEmptyThat MomentMma Author:Lyoto Machida
“The journey has to be based on passion. Put yourself in something you love to do. If you love what you do you're able to dedicate yourself, overcome obstacles.” IfsAblePassionJourneyOvercomingObstaclesMmaSomething You Love Author:Rickson Gracie
“When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.” MayTwoGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsPayMillionsDollarsCampaignsPresidentialMillion DollarsMetamorphosisPresidential Campaign Author:John W. Gardner
“My mentality is like a samurai they used to train every day, work on their technique to make themselves better, almost perfect, perfection is impossible but every day you get closer and that's what I want . Every day I want to get better than I was the day before. I want to use every second of my life, every time I have in my life to make me a better fighter. It's more than a job it's a way of living.” WayWantUseJobsUsedPerfectImpossiblePerfectionTrainTechniqueFighterGet BetterMmaMentalityEvery SecondSamuraiAlmost Perfect Author:Georges St-Pierre
“The uncomfort zone is very important for us... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if you feel comfortable you must search for the discomfort, don't look only for the easy way.” IfsWayFeelsLooksImportantSpiritEasyComfortableUncomfortableZoneMmaComfort ZoneDiscomfortEasy WaySamurai Author:Lyoto Machida
“The only way to ever truly get your confidence and swagger back, I've learned, is to fight for them.” WayFightingI've LearnedMmaSwagger Author:Georges St-Pierre
“Your body can dictate your mind, so when I walk to a fight a lot of times I'm scared, I'm scared to death, I have a lot of doubts of myself, I'm afraid to fail, I'm afraid to be humiliated in front of everybody; but what happens, I act like it's impossible for me to fail and that my victory is a certainty. So as I'm walking to the Octagon and I act with confidence my body takes over my mind and I become confident for real. As I'm walking I see the change in my mind and when I reach the Octagon I'm a different person, I'm very confident.” MindPersonsDifferentRealBodyHappensFightingWalksDoubtImpossibleFailingFrontsVictoryWalkingScaredYour BodyCertaintyMmaHumiliatedAfraid To Fail Author:Georges St-Pierre
“Every day is one day closer to the dirt, so you got to go hard.” HardOne DayMmaDirtGo Hard Author:Greg Jackson