Stephan Bonnar on the quote that describes him

This really describes me:
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

- Stephan Bonnar quoting Calvin Coolidge at his UFC Hall of Fame induction

Stephan Bonnar on staying calm before fights

Stephan Bonnar makes an interesting point about not getting pumped up for fights, but rather trying to calm down. The actual act of fighting is something you don't need to get pumped up for because there's a trained animal across the cage looking to either knock our tap you out in vicious fashion:

A lot of people are like, "What do you do to get pumped up for a fight?" Like, really? You're locked in a cage with someone trying to kill you in front of thousands of people. It's not too hard to get pumped up...You've got to calm everything down, you've got to remind yourself to relax.