Victory is not merely your hand being raised at the end of a fight, but it's much deeper than that. If you can enter the ring a better person than you were in your last fight, then it was a victory. —Enson Inoue

I let the impact of the Rousey/Holm fight sink in for 3 days, gathered my thoughts, and this is what I feel. I must...
Posted by Enson Inoue on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Victory is not merely your hand being raised at the end of a fight, but it's much deeper than that. If you can enter the ring a better person than you were in your last fight, then it was a victory. —Enson Inoue

UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling on self belief

Self-belief is something that only my mother would seldom teach me. And even for that, I'm grateful to have any it from at least one of my parents. I believe having self-belief is crucial for development of all kids, so that they're confident in their own abilities and their future, of being good or great at something they choose to be good at. So many times in my life I've doubted my abilities and it was the shackles to my own development and success as a student, an athlete, and a person. I still battle my pessimistic-demons and time, after time, I prove to myself that I can be just as great as anyone else, as long I want to be! #TBT when I won the CFFC 135 lb title against Sean Santella, who was the top ranked guy in my division! #DreamsIntoReality! Try to tell me what I can't do and I'll kick your ass! 💪

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Self-belief is something that only my mother would seldom teach me. And even for that, I'm grateful to have any it from at least one of my parents. I believe having self-belief is crucial for development of all kids, so that they're confident in their own abilities and their future, of being good or great at something they choose to be good at. So many times in my life I've doubted my abilities and it was the shackles to my own development and success as a student, an athlete, and a person. I still battle my pessimistic-demons and time, after time, I prove to myself that I can be just as great as anyone else, as long I want to be!

Every single human being has genius level talent...You just have to find what it is that you're great at and then tap into it. —Jay-Z

🙏🏽 What is your #geniusleveltalent ? #jayz

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"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't." - Jack Dempsey

Find a way. #Fe #IronArmy

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As long as you're diligent, you train hard, you have heart behind what you're doing, success will come. You just have to keep marching forward, regardless of what those around you are saying. —Frank Mir

The Road less Traveled might be difficult, but most likely is the best/right one. Opportunities exist when we create them. -Tony Ferguson

Even when defeat surprises you, in reality, it's just another step...Just another wall to jump over to reach your goal. —Renzo Gracie

Everything you’re going through and everything you’ve gone through will be worth the struggles and frustrations. —Ronda Rousey

From "My fight, your fight":

“I never would have been able to do any of those things without hope. The kind of hope I’m talking about is the belief that something good will come. That everything you’re going through and everything you’ve gone through will be worth the struggles and frustrations. The kind of hope I’m talking about is a deep belief that the world can be changed, that the impossible is possible.”
– Ronda Rousey

"Some people say the sky is the limit, but it isn't. You can always go further." —Renan Barao

"Someone has to be the best in the world. Why not you?" —Ronda Rousey

Fighting for me is a like a quest to find out who I am so I can be better. A quest to be better than what I was yesterday. —Eddie Alvarez

Uriah Hall: Fear is an illusion

Luke Rockhold: Don't focus on the outcome

Don't focus on the outcome, when you focus on the outcome it creates anxiety and it builds. I just need to enjoy the moment and let it be. If I just fight I know I'm going to go out there and perform and do it my best. Don't focus on winning or losing.
—Luke Rockhold

“A loss leads to a victory. Being fired leads to a dream job. Death leads to a birth. I find comfort in believing that good things can grow out of tragedy.” -Ronda Rousey in My Fight, Your Fight

Life is not about the wins or losses, it's about the lessons learned striving for greatness. —Eddie Gordon

We all have something we want in life, something that pushes us to wake up every morning and continue, well this is it for me. All I can do is be the best at what I love and give it everything. Sometimes things don't go the way we want but we can't give up because who knows where that road will take us. We can only look forward, be positive, have faith in ourselves and our dreams no matter what it might be. —Randa Markos

Always believe in yourself no matter what! Consistency is the key to everything. —Norman Parke

 

Only you can control your happiness —Derek Brunson

Claudia Gadelha on emitting good energy

Max Holloway on being positive

Ricky Lundell on fear of others' expectations

Don't let your fear of others' perceptions of you keep you from acquiring the experience and skill necessary that it takes to be successful. I've known many who have already built an empire lose the proper mind set and start to fear others perceptions causing them to lose their empire. Ive also met thousands of men capable of building great empires that feared others perceptions so much that they never started. No matter your level in the game; the moment you are worried you will look stupid and you allow that fear to hold you back... you may as well just throw in the towel. Because your dream is not going to happen. You must be in control of your thoughts and perceptions. Then go take what is yours!!! 
—Ricky Lundell 

John Kavanagh on not letting fear stop you

Every successful fighter I've ever coached hated losing. They would do anything to avoid that feeling. But, they never let the fear of losing stop them trying. The inevitable slip, fail, loss did not make them quit. Did not make them sit back and blame those around them, rather it inspired them to honestly evaluate their skills and training to make the necessary adjustments.
You will 100% not win the competition you don't enter, not get the job you don't apply for and not get the girl you don't ask out. Losing sucks, don't let anyone tell you otherwise....but a life spent not trying, not putting your ego at risk is much worse. Be bold, be brave, step into the arena.
Arc de Triomphe seems a suitable setting
 —John Kavanagh

There's only one person that needs to believe in you, and that's yourself. —Max Holloway

Positivity helps produce better results. —Lyoto Machida

You live once...Why not live to be great? —Luke Rockhold

Never forget where you came from. -Ronda Rousey

Live your life with a smile regardless the circumstances. —Josh Thomson

Sometimes everything is going to be dark in your life, but it doesn't matter, you have to walk and believe that you can find the light. —Lyoto Machida

Chris Weidman: The sky is the limit when you work hard.

Be your own motivation. Embrace the positive. Smash the goals you set for yourself. —Jon Jones

 

My hunger for success is driven by my fear of mediocrity. —Josh Jauncey

Life is bigger than a fight in a cage. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep at your passions. —Craig Boyle

Dont focus on the outcome, focus on the process. —Chris Luttrell

My injuries are a long way from my heart. —Donald Cerrone

Believe in your dream. You can do anything. —Henry Cejudo

Every day I was a hard worker, so that's why I'm here. —Joanna Jedrzejczyk

I never want to be the best in the gym because that's when there's no learning...you always want to be chasing someone. —Elias Theodorou

I just want to constantly evolve. I never ever want to hit a plateau. —Matt Brown

 

It was just a choice to be a positive person...We get to choose that, every day, in every second, we're choosing whether or not we're making good energy or bad energy. —Leslie Smith

"It was hard to follow my dreams (but)...I didn't let anything stop me." —Randa Markos

 

If you have a passion, if you have a dream, don't let anyone talk you out of it! —Henry Cejudo

 

I've been through a lot...I always come back around. I make it work, that's what I do. —Cat Zingano

 

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

Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey. -Urijah Faber

I don't fear death, I fear not living. —Derek Brunson

"Passion first, and everything will fall into place." —Holly Holm

It's about being able to go through the grind, willing to get back up when you're knocked down. And when life's not going well, not getting down on yourself and just getting back up and getting back to work, and striving to be the best you can be. —Robbie Lawler

One of the ultimate things a human can learn is kindness

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

Just do whatever you want to in life. One day tomorrow won't be there. —Donald Cerrone

"With my students, I always tell them that the loss is where you can get better... Once you make a mistake in a fight or competition, you never do that again. It's carved in your brain" —Renzo Gracie

Just be yourself and do your best. Really that's all you can ask for from an athlete. —Jessica Penne

I have learned that nothing is as easy as it seems to be, there are 1000 guys out there as good if not better, it's all about your heart, if you truly believe in yourself then the sky is the limit, but without that you've got nothing! —Gabe Walbridge

Randa Markos' advice to fighters: Be open minded, don't limit yourself, and don't let anyone put a limit on your potential. —Randa Markos

 

Be open minded, don't limit yourself, and don't let anyone put a limit on your potential. —Randa Markos

You got to focus on the here and now and everything will take care of itself. —Ryan Bader

You got to focus on the here and now and everything will take care of itself. —Ryan Bader

My grandma would quote Abraham Lincoln all the time: "Whatever you do in life, be a good one" No matter what you do in life, just be a good one. -Donald Cerrone

A black belt doesn't mean anything. The meaning is in the journey. - Gunnar Nelson