Quotes from Joanna Jedrzejczyk

I have so much respect for Rose Namajunas, same as I had before the first fight.

I believe in people so badly and I love when people treat me the same way.

When I must be mean, I'm mean. When I can be nice, I am nice.

I'm a big fan of Conor, and I'm a big fan of Khabib.

I always set my ambitions very high. You want to be the greatest athlete, but I realized that life is not about that. I was a little bit blind.

I'm not those kind of persons that's afraid to be on radio or TV, you know? I'm always the same.

Since I moved to American Top Team, I feel like I'm the bird that got to escape from its cage, if you know that meaning.

My parents, they gave me everything. They taught me how to work hard. They taught me how to be a good Catholic. They taught me how to love people, how to respect people, but how to stand my ground, as well.

I'm Joanna Champion.

I want to be the first champion of the 125-pound division.

Maybe I'm the baddest chick on the planet, maybe I'm the baddest woman in the Octagon, but I'm definitely emotional.

I'm very hard on myself everyday, you can ask my coaches, and after a good training session, I'm not happy because I know I can do better or change something to do better, you know?

I train with the best coaches in the world.

When I put on a performance I always work so hard, so I have conditioning for 10, 15 rounds.

Even though I moved to Florida, I'm still Polish.

I'm happy to be part of the UFC and I'm happy to be the first Polish champion and the first European women's champion.

I can easily cut 10 to 15 pounds without feeling like I'm killing myself.

Weight cuts are not easy, are not nice, but it's part of our job so we shouldn't complain and just be on weight when you have to be.

Before I step in the Octagon, I pray one last time and take a huge deep breath, and then I'm home.

I don't like to predict the fights. People can do that. They can predict my fights, but I never do that.

You never talk bad about your teammates, doesn't matter if you like them or not.

People know me only from the Octagon, from the gym. I'm a different person outside and I am who I want to be.

I believe a training plan that involves MMA techniques is a sure way to being fit.

I'm a professional athlete, I'm a businesswoman and I know who I am.