If you're not going after your dreams, you merely exist. Don't just exsit. Be a part of life. -Uriah Hall

"I want to be remembered as that guy who inspired others. That got people out of the struggle. That guy who made that difference to say, "Anything is really possible, anything." —Uriah Hall

"I want to be remembered as that guy who inspired others. That got people out of the struggle. That guy who made that difference to say, "Anything is really possible, anything."
—Uriah Hall

"No matter how much you want to say you've got all these plans ahead. The moment is all you got." —Uriah Hall

"No matter how much you want to say you've got all these plans ahead. The moment is all you got."
—Uriah Hall



 

Uriah Hall on Les Brown quote: Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.

One of the best quotes I heard from Les Brown is, "Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality".

I don't like to trash talk...I don't know how to do that, it's not me - Uriah Hall

Uriah Hall on walking out to a Bob Marley song

Akin to Jon Jones who came out to Bob Marley's song "Jammin'" at UFC 159 against Chael Sonnen, Uriah Hall looks to also do the same for his entrance music. The Jamaican-American middleweight feels the positive vibrations which are embedded inside the lyrics of Marley's tracks is a strong motivation force:

A lot of Bob Marley music have really good messages and I grew up on that. So I've been listening to a lot of it and getting clarity and that mindset. So when I walk out I want that music to talk to me and not other people.

Uriah Hall: I got to do better than yesterday

Uriah Hall in this video interview, provides some great quotes worth repeating:

"I love the sport...It's not about hating someone, it's about going in there and representing the sport and going in there and doing what we're born to do."

"I look at this way: I got to do better than yesterday"

"I don't get ready, I stay ready"

Uriah Hall training with Lyoto Machida at Blackhouse

Uriah Hall said that he was shopping around for a new camp after the finale of The Ultimate Fighter. He has tried out of different teams such as the Reign Training Center and is also trying out Blackhouse in Brazil, training with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.

 

Quotes about Keeping things in Perspective

Losing sucks, sure. But one of the things that a lot of wise fighters and fighters who have been through a lot understand is, even if you lose a fight, in the grand scheme of things it has no real significance. The sun will come up tomorrow and you can handle it. In fact, having this knowledge can actually improve your performance because it can often allow you to put down that weight you've been carrying around worrying about losing. Losing won't dominate your thinking and you can just go out there and be free to compete and perform at your best.

Uriah Hall on Learning

 

Uriah Hall on learning:

You win a fight,
you learn from it.
You lose a fight,
you learn from it.

Uriah Hall on Expectations and Living the Moment

Uriah Hall on stepping out of your comfort zone

Uriah Hall on Critics

People are always going to have their own opinion of you and for me...I don't give a s#*t because I know who I am.
- Uriah Hall

Uriah Hall on gaining from losses

Uriah Hall admits that losing sucks, but he takes a positive perspective on defeats and focusses on what he gains from the experience:

"Losing sucks but I look at more what I gained as an individual, as an athlete, as a fighter, and to me that's worth much, much more...Sometimes in losing you learn a lot, you actually learn who your friends are."