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Quotes About Combat

Good energy, even if it's not focused. Bad technique, but that's understandable and it can be corrected. Too much enthusiasm. There's no shame in honorable combat, but there shouldn't be so much unnatural pleasure. The man with the greatest thirst for blood ends up drinking at Hades's table.
~ Esther M. Friesner
Lying in a foxhole sweating out an enemy artillery or mortar barrage or waiting to dash across open ground under machine-gun or artillery fire defied any concept of time.
~ Eugene B. Sledge
Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours
~ Eugene B. Sledge
Cowards do not count in battle they are there, but not in it.
~ Euripides
I've lost my share in the pen. I don't keep track, but I've won much more than I've lost. Since I was released almost one year ago, I've gone 9-1. My only loss was to a punk that brought mace to the dance.
~ Kimbo Slice
So long as large armies go to battle, so long will the air arm remain their spearhead.
~ Cyril Falls
Remember the first rule of gunfighting... 'have a gun.'
~ Jeff Cooper
I remembered watching the first UFC. You couldn't get it on TV. They were doing it bare knuckles. No gloves. I wanted to do that.
~ Fallon Fox
I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.
~ Abu Abbas
I don't feel any remorse or guilt after a fight. I can sympathise with an opponent who is getting a beating, but if it is the choice between him and me, it's not gonna be me.
~ Carl Froch
I had 33 kickboxing fights, 37 MMA fights, plus 44 amateur boxing fights, which most of them were international. I will keep fighting as long as I feel good, but I will repeat once more, any fight could be the last one.
~ Mirko Cro Cop
Familiarize yourself with the resources at hand to combat online bullying, and report offenders as often as you need to. Don't hesitate to report and block.
~ Jenna Wortham
Mark Hunt has a huge knockout power, but I will do my best to avoid that.
~ Fabricio Werdum
If you were to get a seminar in MMA, I think you'd want one from me over Mark Hunt. I'm more efficient and my understanding of the art is deeper, and I'm still only growing in terms of my intelligence in combat.
~ Frank Mir
I think Mark Hunt just has that knockout power, and that's pretty much it.
~ Cain Velasquez
I do believe when I put those little gloves on I can hurt anyone.
~ Callum Smith
Drew McFedries was the hardest hitter I've ever been around. A big, strong, athletic guy with power. He didn't have to hit you with a hard shot or load up - even the little short shots could hurt you.
~ Robbie Lawler
With all my fights, my style is to pretty much put a beating on. I don't exactly like hurting people, but unfortunately that's what we need to do in this game to win.
~ Alexander Volkanovski
I like hurting people.
~ Tony Bellew
Usually, what happens with women that aren't comfortable with fighting is they're afraid of getting hurt, or hurting someone. All it usually takes to get them going is to make them feel safe, and make them feel like they look cool while doing it. And once they get a little more comfortable, they're gung ho!
~ Zoe Bell
As a fighter, your hands are always hurting.
~ Cub Swanson
I have been hitting people and hurting them since I was 16 years old.
~ Jermell Charlo
It's hard to judge somebody before or after a fight. Adrenaline is flowing, and you're hyped up.
~ David Haye
If you were in the UFC as a heavyweight, you'd be an idiot to not want to fight Brock Lesnar. Whether he's a good fight for you, that doesn't matter.
~ Josh Barnett