I stay ready so I don’t have to get ready.
I don’t relax, I don’t celebrate. I sit and plot.
An injury is not just a process of recovery, it’s a process of discovery.
I pursue this dream and carry on. I don’t dwell too much on the outside, I just focus on the inside.
Don’t impersonate. Innovate.
You sleep on a win and you’ll wake up with a loss.
Pressure is an illusion, but I like that illusion of pressure.
The support gets me to the gym but the doubt keeps me there.
Be passionate, be optimistic, be grateful.
I don’t just want the belt, I want every one of their heads on a plate.
I studied every move, I became fascinated by thinking what I could have done differently. And I take that approach now as a professional. I am on it, all the time, never stop thinking, learning. You don’t get to be world champion unless you do that.
Victorious. I feel that is why I did all the training, why I make the sacrifices, that is why I got into the shape I am in. I feel I have won, that’s millions more coming my way, I feel great.
I move in many ways. I can adapt and overcome any situation.
I’m definitely on the pursuit of perfection. I will always be learning.
I don’t worry about my opponent or their game, I worry about my game.
There are people who focus on the game and forget about the art. There’s that specific special individual who can do both.
I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing. Keep proving people wrong and proving myself right.
Smart work pays best. Trust it.
When I’m in there I’m just in my zone. What people think about when they’re looking at me, that’s their business. If there is a bit of that, I am fine with it, each to his own.
I don’t feel negative emotions. I feel calm, composed and ready. And as it goes on I get better at it. By the time the fight is on, I don’t feel any emotions at all.