171 BEST MMA Motivational Quotes (Selected)
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MMA is an intensely physical and mental sport.
It requires athletes to be in peak shape, both physically and mentally, in order to reach the top of their game.
To help these fighters stay motivated, we have compiled a list of 171 inspiring MMA quotes from some of the most successful fighters in the world.
1. “You can always find something positive even when you’re going through hard times; if you don’t look for it, then you won’t find it.” – Conor McGregor
2. “I never lose because I always learn something every time I fight or compete. That's why I'm still here after all this time and have achieved what I have." – BJ Penn
3. "Be obsessed with your dreams and keep going until you achieve them." - Anderson Silva
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4 . "Success isn't given; it must be earned on the track, on the field, in the gym...with blood sweat and dedication" - Georges St-Pierre
5 . "If you want success at anything that is worth achieving there has to be sacrifice" - Michael Bisping
6 . "Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream and a vision" - Muhammad Ali
7 . "The only way to get better is to push yourself harder than you ever thought possible." – Jon Jones
8 . “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain
9. “If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you.”– Fred DeVito
10. “Victory loves preparation.”– Sun Tzu
11. “I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of being mediocre.”
12. “Be relentless in pursuit of your dreams!” – GSP
13. “I do not limit myself because limitations do not exist to me.” – Ronda Rousey
14. “Train hard and fight easy." - Vitor Belfort
15. "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle." - Unknown
16. "In order to be successful you must be willing to put everything on the line; no excuses accepted" - Dominick Cruz
17. "Your biggest opponent is yourself, forget about opponents outside and focus on what's inside". – Lyoto Machida
18 . “Strength does not come from winning; Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."– Arnold Schwarzenegger
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19. "Whatever adversity may arise I am ready for it!"– Rashad Evans
20. “There are no secrets when it comes to success: It all comes down hard work, dedication and perseverance”.– Frank Mir
21. “The only way to get better is to push yourself harder than you ever thought possible” – Jon Jones
22. “Be the best version of yourself in anything that you do” – Dan Henderson
23. “If you can see it, and believe it, then you can achieve it" – Fabricio Werdum
24. "Success requires no apologies; failure permits no alibis."- Nike's Just Do It Slogan
25. "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge but rather a lack in will" - Vince Lombardi
26. "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times"- Bruce Lee
27. “You have to think it before you can do it”– The Karate Kid
28. “Victory belongs to those who are willing to work for it”– Demetrious Johnson
29. “Pain makes me grow; growing is what I want”– Quinton Jackson
30. "A champion isn't made on the mat, but in how much training and dedication you put into it"– Fedor Emelianenko
31. “The only way to gain something from nothing is through hard work and dedication” - Cris Cyborg
32. “Discipline yourself so that no one needs to do it for you” – Jon Jones
33. “Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated”– Russell Warren
34. "It's not about being better than someone else, but being better than you used to be" - Unknown
35. "You can't expect results if you're not willing to put in the work" – Marlon Moraes
36 . "It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." - Bruce Wayne (Batman Begins)
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37. “If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough”– Urijah Faber
38. “Without struggle there is no progress”– Frederick Douglass
39. “The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be."- Horace Bushnell
40. "There is always room at the top" - Daniel Cormier
41. “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back”– Rocky Balboa
42. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”– Martin Luther King Jr.
43. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'” – Muhammad Ali
44 . “If you can push through that feeling of being scared; that feeling of taking risk... amazing things can happen."- Michelle Obama
45. "The only way to fail is to stop trying" - Anderson Silva
46. “When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two and I know then that it was not that blow that did it —but all those blows before!” – Unknown
47. “You miss 100%of the shots you never take."– Wayne Gretzky
48. "No matter how hard it gets keep going" - Conor McGregor
49. “Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
50. “Train with intensity so you can fight with confidence” – Unknown
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51. “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights."- Muhammad Ali
52. "I am not afraid of an army of lions led by sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by lion"– Alexander The Great
53. “You must push yourself to be a better fighter than ever before: stronger, faster and smarter than your opponents”– Don Frye
54. "It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward" - Rocky Balboa
55. “The mind will quit 100 times before your body does”– Unknown
56. “Discipline equals freedom” – Jocko Willink
57. "Life gives nothing to us without working for it first" - Georges St Pierre
58. “The only way out is through”– Robert Frost
59. “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward, so when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that its going to launch you into something great”– Unknown
60. "When there's nowhere else to turn, just keep fighting" - Wanderlei Silva
61. “No matter how hard the challenge may be, never give up hope and push forward” – Anthony Pettis
62. “You have what it takes but do you have the will?”– Unknown
63 . "Success isn't given; It's earned on the track and in the gym" – Michael Johnson
64. “Remember why you started"- Holly Holm
65. "It's not about being better than someone else; it's about being better than you used to be" - Anderson Silva
66. “If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough"– Conor McGregor
67. "Stay focused and hungry for success"- Joanna Jedrzejczyk
68."Train like a champion today if you want to be"
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69. “The only easy day was yesterday”– Unknown
70. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”– Zig Ziglar
71. "You show what you're made of in the darkest moments" - Demetrious Johnson
72. “Pain is temporary; Victory is forever!”- Bas Rutten
73. “If it doesn't challenge you it won't change you” – Fred Devito
74. "Fall seven times and stand up eight" - Japanese Proverb
75. “When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel"- Eloise Ristad
76. "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger" - Friedrich Nietzsche
77. "Sometimes the best defense is a good offense" – Chuck Lidell
78. “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.- Bruce Lee
79. “Be strong when you are weak, brave when you're scared and humble when you win." –
80. “A champion is someone who gets up when he can't” – Jack Dempsey
81. "You can have excuses or results- not both" - Joe Fazio
82. “Never be discouraged by a setback, no matter how overwhelming it may seem” – BJ Penn
83. "Opportunity is missed by most people because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work" - Thomas Edison
84. “The toughest fight you will ever have is the battle with yourself"- Ronda Rousey
85. “Success means having the courage, determination and dedication to become the best that you are capable of becoming”– John Wooden
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86. "In training, you listen to your body: in competition; you tell your body to shut up" – Rich Froning Jr
87. “It always seems impossible until its done”– Nelson Mandela
88. "If something stands between you & success, move it! Never be stopped!"- Randy Couture
89."There's no substitute for hard work"- Mark Hunt
90. “Think of the pain you want to inflict. Then go make it happen”– Quinton Jackson
91."No one ever drowned in sweat."- Lou Holtz
92. “You can't get to courage without walking through vulnerability”– Brene Brown
93. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" - Winston Churchill
94. “It's not about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward” – Rocky Balboa
95. “The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary”- Vince Lombardi
96. "When life throws a challenge at you, don't back down" - Stipe Miocic
97. “If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough.- Conor McGregor
98. "Pain makes us stronger"- Fedor Emelianenko
99."Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go" - T.S Eliot
100. “I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit' Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion”– Muhammad Ali
101. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it”– Jordan Belfort
102. "It's not about having enough time; It's about making enough time" - Anderson Silva
103. “If something stands in the way of your dreams, don't let it break you down but use it as a stepping stone to success” – Cris Cyborg
104. "Your body can stand almost anything, it's your mind that needs convincing" – Unknown
105. “To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work."- Sister Mary Lauretta
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106. "Never give up on what you really want to do; The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts"- Albert Einstein
107. “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds”– Gordon B Hinckley
108. "You have a choice every morning when you wake up: You can either be positive or negative.- Joel Osteen
109. “Get comfortable being uncomfortable; Growth happens outside of our comfort zone”– Rich
110. “Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human”– Tony Gaskins
111. "Champions are not made in gyms; Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — A desire, a dream, a vision" - Muhammad Ali
112. “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication”– Roy T Bennett
113. "The harder you train the luckier you get"- Gary Vaynerchuk
114. “You can never quit- Winners never quit and quitters never win." – Vince Lombardi
115. "If it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you" - Fred DeVito
116. “A champion is somebody who gets up when he can’t.- Jack Dempsey
117. "Life's battles don't always go to the strongest or fastest but sooner or later those that wins are those who think they can" - Napoleon Hill
118."Success comes after disciplines; It follows the rules"- Robert Kiyosaki
119."Discipline equals freedom" – Jock
120. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great” – Zig Ziglar
121. "Train your mind like you train your body"- Arnold Schwarzenegger
122. “Discipline is doing what needs to be done even when you don't want to do it”– Robert Kiyosaki
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123. "If you can't make it through the hard times, then you won't live long enough for success."- Conor McGregor
124. “Success requires no apologies; Failure permits no alibis"– Napoleon Hill
125."Sweat plus sacrifice equals success"- Charles Oputa Jr (Charly Boy)
126. “The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible" - Arthur C Clarke
127."Success isn't always about greatness; It's about consistency."- Dwayne Johnson (the Rock)
128. “It doesn't matter how many times I fail or how much failure I experience; I just keep pushing forward until I succeed” – Will Smith
129. "The will must be stronger than skill"— Mike
130. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts” – Winston Churchill
131. "The only way to become a champion is through hard work and dedication"– Randy Couture
132. “If you want it bad enough, there are no limits” – Tito Ortiz
133. "You can't put a limit on anything; The more you dream, the farther you get"— Michael Phelps
134. “Don't be afraid of failure; Be afraid of standing still”– Anurag Prakash Ray
135. "Pain trains champions; Champions don't whine"- Ronda Rousey
136 . “When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such times we must take up the challenge before us or risk losing ourselves in regret" - Paulo Coelho
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137."The most important thing I learned from MMA fighting was fearlessness."- Georges St-Pierre
138. “Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear"– Tony Robbins
139."Take risks if you win great; if you lose, you learn great" - Joe Rogan
140. “You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new”– Brian Tracy
141. "Success is not just about being better than someone else; It's about being better than you used to be" - Kenny Florian
142. “It takes no talent or skill to fail, but it requires a lot of courage and determination to succeed” – Valentina Shevchenko
143. "If you have room in your heart for passion, nothing can stop you"- Demetrious Johnson
144. “What separates winners from losers is how much effort they put into making their dreams come true"– Anderson Silva
145."No matter the challenge, don't ever give up"'- Holly Holm
146. “My success didn't happen overnight; I've been through many failures and countless setbacks until I became successful” – Ronda Rousey
147."Don't be afraid of failure; Be afraid of regret"— Fedor Emelianenko
148. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started"– Mark Twain
149."Your strongest muscle should always be your mind"! - Jon Jones
150. “I am not afraid of failure; I am afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter” – Conor McGregor
151. "There are no secrets to success, only hard work and dedication"– Anderson Silva
152. “You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short term failures” – Charles C. Noble
153."Success is determined by effort and attitude"- Lyoto Machida
154. “If you want something, go get it— period!"– Georges St-Pierre
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155."Pain is temporary but quitting lasts forever"— Quinton Jackson
156. “The mental strength needed to reach your goals isn't there unless you make the commitment"– Matt Serra
157."Focus on what matters most; You will become unstoppable "- Dominick Cruz
158. “When a warrior learns to stop suffering, he becomes the master of his life" - Miguel Angel Ruiz
159."No matter how tough it gets in training or in a fight, never let go of your dreams"— Frank Shamrock
160. “Stay true to yourself and be relentless when pursuing your passion" - John McCarthy
161. “The harder you work, the luckier you get” – Dana White
162. "Your biggest opponent is yourself; Conquer it"– Jimi Manuwa
163. “Pain is weakness leaving the body”— Randy Couture
164."You can't build a legacy with excuses"- Fabricio Werdum
165. “Be determined to succeed no matter what challenges may come your way"– BJ Penn
166."MMA taught me how to use my body in so many ways; It enabled me to create something truly beautiful out of pain and hard work" - Gina Carano
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167. “Don't be afraid of taking risks or making mistakes; You'll learn more from them than successes"— Ronda Rousey
168."If there's a will, there's a way. If you want something bad enough, fight for it until you have it!"- Lyoto Machida
169. “One of the greatest lessons I learned from MMA was that nothing worth having comes easy"– Chuck Liddell
170."Success doesn't just come on its own; You have to go out and make it happen!"
171. “Be relentless in the pursuit of your goals” – Bas Rutten
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