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