Quotes About Focus

I never wanted to be an actress. I am a martial arts fighter.

I'm not an emotional fighter.

I will always have that, 'I want to be the best fighter on the planet' thing in me.

Leaving active duty was so I could become the best fighter in the world at my weight class.

As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.

A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That's what I learned at Chute Boxe.

I'm a fighter. I go in the ring and do one thing.

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I'm not.

I really work on my defense a lot; that's what makes me a good fighter.

My Jiu-Jitsu is very MMA focused. I was not the best striker, and when I considered becoming a MMA fighter I just focused to improve my BJJ.

It's a job to me, basically. I'm not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don't come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don't care about none of that. It's just a job to me.

Every other fighter has a life on the side. I've never had another job.

I'm not a fighter to score points of fight with time limit.

When you're a fighter, you have to be ready all the time. There's no 'I need a month.' It's always time.

What looks better with that 'Ultimate Fighter' plaque that's on my wall? That belt. I'll tell you what, I won't stop until I get it.

I believe I get the belt then I'll get the money. I'm not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It's all about the cheddar.

I just have to focus on what I can do and keep making a living and keeping my name up there as the best pound-for-pound fighter.

You ask yourself what is it you want? You want results or to show you are such a great fighter? For me I would rather make sure I get good results.

I just say to myself I'm going to be a better fighter day to day. That's my thing.

I am not looking at Dec Spelman as if he is a fighter I can just walk through. I don't go out looking for knockouts.

If people knew what I have sacrificed then they'd understand why I put so much into every fight. This has pretty much been my life for as long as I can remember and the work that has been put in to make sure that I become the best fighter in the world means that there can't be no other way.

I don't fight in chase of an individual. I hear this sometimes where fighters work their whole careers to reach a matchup with a certain individual. I do not think in that way.

That's how fighters get better. They watch film, and they work on what they need to work on.