My heart is ripped open, shredded, leaking blood. I can't let him leave like this. We've been through to much to turn into strangers.
Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses.
Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard.
I just have to practice hard, get better, and go out there and win impressively - that's all it comes down to.
You need good training partners - because you're only as good as your training partners - and a strong desire to always get better.
I don't think about being undefeated; I don't think about what people say in the media about me, whether it's good or bad; I just don't think of it.
While wrestling in college as a junior it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but I felt like I was missing something, and so the striking part about MMA, the boxing and kickboxing, was what got me really interested in MMA. I saw it on TV and I just knew that I wanted to do it.
Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head.
In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.
I believe that if you really have a strong idea, you can say, "What do you think? Let's see how my idea plays off yours. "
I think that people tend to look at the paintings as being resolved or finite. But, to me, a painting can be an index for all of the paintings I've done and all of the paintings I'm going to do. It's like if I'm doing a film of the Olympics, I'm not examining a specific sport; I'm interested in the overall context.