Ronda Jean Rousey (/ˈraʊzi/; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, and former mixed martial artist and judoka. She is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand.
I never aspired to be 2nd. I was taught. . . you can do whatever you want in this world, so why not be the best in the world?
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue really sets the social standard for what people expect the perfect woman's body to look like, and a lot of those bodies usually look the same.
Sports Illustrated is very serious about their covers. They'll never say, like, 'Oh you got it. '
I am vulnerable; that's why I fight.
People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear. ' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person. '
I don't want little girls to have the same ambitions as me. But I want them to know that it's okay to be ambitious.
You have to fight because you can't count on anyone else fighting for you. And you have to fight for people who can't fight for themselves. To get anything of real value, you have to fight for it.
If you're fighting with emotion instead of structure. . . it's always going to be a mistake.
Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of.
Most people focus on the wrong thing; They focus on the result, not the process. The process is the sacrifice; it's all the hard parts - the sweat, the pain, the tears, the losses. You make the sacrifices anyway. You learn to enjoy them, or at least embrace them. In the end, it is the sacrifices that must fulfill you.
Look at my face. Does it look like I can take a good hit?
My one fear is failure and that's one fear I have to face all the time. Yes, it's uncomfortable to be scared but I'm finally comfortable being uncomfortable.
You have to have fear in order to have courage.
No one is easy until you actually beat them.
Everything happens for a reason. . . even if you don't know it.
Judo taught me that I am capable of anything. . . I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.
I think that going on any reality show is not good for your mental health because you behave differently when you are being watched, and you constantly have an extra bit of awareness of what's going on all the time.
I'm not a full model like those other girls. Mostly I was surprised that I could hang.
I try not to get caught up on how cool I am. That way nothing ever gets done. I'm always thinking about what I haven't done.
If you're unwilling to leave someplace you've outgrown, you will never reach your full potential. To be the best, you have to constantly be challenging yourself, raising the bar, pushing the limits of what you can do. Don't stand still, leap forward.