Be the zen in the midst of chaos

“The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.” — Bruce Lee

"The Opposite of Courage is Conformity" —Rickson Gracie

"Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they've gotten their ass kicked before." —Mike Tyson

"Whatever my situation, I'm a strong disciplinarian; I can do what I hate to do but do it like I love it." —Mike Tyson

"I know what a really bad day is...I know what having things go disastrously wrong can be, and that's not losing a competition. It frees me from the fear of losing a lot of things that you really can do without; and that makes me pursue it whole-heartedly; I can truly leave everything out there, and I can risk take, and I can push the pace as hard as I possibly can...I don't fight to not lose, I can fight to win." —Sara McMann

People seem to think fighters are lovely people when they meet us. It’s ‘cause we don’t have to prove anything. —Andy Ogle

I keep having vivid dreams of success. Then it's time to sleep. —Conor McGregor

Thank your opponents. They will bring out the best you. They will force you to be totally in the present moment and experience life itself.

Fight smarter not harder. —T.J. Coletti

I'm fighting myself every day to get better. —Vitor Belfort

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. This is my way that I found to try and change the world. —Ronda Rousey

 

Practice watching anger. When it takes a hold of you, practice dropping anger.

"The awesome thing about this sport is you see all sides of yourself, see the deepest inner-workings of yourself. It all comes out at some point or another. And then decide if you want everybody else to know who you are. 'Cause if you fight long enough everybody's going to find out who you are." —Matt Brown

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Lao-tzu

"The big picture will take care of itself if all the small things are taken care of." —Matt Brown

"That's really what's important to me: living for the moment and making this moment count. I liken it to the old saying about missing the forest for the trees. Well, I do the opposite. I'm looking to make a bunch of beautiful trees and that way I can create a beautiful forest. So I don't sit back and look at a forest, I'm making sure each tree is perfect." —Matt Brown

"Someone else's success does not equal a failure for you." —Joe Rogan

"My legacy to me is—when I drop dead and they’re at my funeral—I want my three kids to get up and say, ‘He’s an awesome dad'. That’s the only real legacy I care about." — Dana White

 

Dana White speaking to Haute Living.

Being in an empty mind increases my intuition, my sense of energy. ―Rickson Gracie

Rickson Gracie words of wisdom

"Our fears don't stop death, they stop life."
—Rickson Gracie

Master the Mind, Master the World.

Sometimes you have to be willing to give up everything just to succeed. —Ashley Greenway

Sometimes it's not about making it perfect, but just making it even one percent better.

I've learned over the years wining is not what matters most to me but the battles we go though to do what we do and the battle it's self the competition of it is so pure. —CJ Leveque

 

Not all fights are won in the cage we all are fighting for something in life to do better and strive for greatness. —Lloyd Carter

"I don't have give up in me. I teach my son not to give up, so I can't go back on that." —Patrick Holohan

"In this sport, in this life, I think heart takes you a lot further than skill and technique...Just digging down deep will take you a lot further in life." —Clay Guida

 

"This is not a job for me, this is hobby that I'm lucky enough to get paid for. It's incredible." —Clay Guida

"I don't need to do all the trash talking. I try to do it with my fists, my knees, and my feet." —Robbie Lawler

"You have to risk going too far to see how far you can actually go." —Matt Brown

"I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself and just letting your fighting do the talking and being humble. I think that's huge in life—to be a good man." —Cub Swanson

 

I think sharp and I dream big. ―Conor McGregor

Matching anger with anger is the most predictable of all outcomes. Matching anger with compassion is so extraordinary that it could instantly change a life.

 

If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you do good. ―Georges St-Pierre

"People are more dangerous when they're calm. When they're loud and aggressive that's usually an act and usually trying to compensate." ―Cub Swanson

 

"My fighting speaks for itself and I'd rather have it that way...I'm the kind of person that thinks that you should get what you deserve in what you show, with actions, not with words." ―Cub Swanson

 

Dress good. Feel good. Do good.