"To be happy is very important to do a great performance, because you have to be comfortable; your mind has to be clear." —Lyoto Machida

"I believe through fighting I've learned about patience. Patience with training, my career, organizations, and myself. Fighting has took me through some battles but because of it I've learned how to step away, breathe, and refocus."—Daniel Straus

"I believe through fighting I've learned about patience. Patience with training, my career, organizations, and myself. Fighting has took me through some battles but because of it I've learned how to step away, breathe, and refocus."—Daniel Straus 

Much like Art, fighting is an expression of one's self. —Kenny Gaudreau

"You've got to find your switch, once you find it you've gotta learn to control it. Once you control it you're well on your way to becoming a champion." —Daniel Gallemore

"Fear is not real. The only place fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future, it is a product of our imagination causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice." —Will Smith in After Earth

"I take this quote to heart and have memorized it to remind me before I step into the cage that I do not fear this guy. He is just a man and I will beat him."  —Sinjen Smith:

 "Fear is not real. The only place fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future, it is a product of our imagination causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice." 
—Will Smith in After Earth

"Because of the power of the one within me, I stand fearless against those who stand before me." —Rick Reeves

"It's not losing that hurts the worst. It's losing and knowing that you had more to give." —Rick Reeves

"You don't really know yourself until you been in a fight. I feel that every time I fight I find my myself learning more and more of what type of person I am." —Marvin Maldonado

"You don't have to be scared to get your ass kicked." —Stephen Banaszak

Anger won't help. It narrows you to one form. Better to be no form, so you can adapt into all forms.

"I am always at my best when I am pushed against the wall. When I am fighting a guy who insults me, and questions my integrity, it lights more fire in me." —Georges St-Pierre in Takedown: The DNA of GSP