Fighters Quotes · Page 12

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.

— Nancy Gibbs

Golovkin and Alvarez are two of the most attractive fighters in boxing and they're in my division.

— Jermall Charlo

All these other heavyweights are great challenges for me. But they have had their time - and I need to be 100…

— Daniel Dubois

Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers.

— Gary Bettman

Some fighters think just because they're on TV they deserve all this attention and all this pay. I disagree.

— Jeremy Stephens

Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them.

— Lennox Lewis

Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they've gotten their ass kicked before.

— Mike Tyson

There's more than a few people that I could think of capable of meeting Brock Lesnar in the Bloodsport ring. We don't…

— Josh Barnett

Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about…

— Takeru Kobayashi

The first generation of UFC fighters wanted to prove that their style of fighting was the best. I came in on the…

— Randy Couture

Bellator is open to a fighters union - fighters binding together to see what's in our best interest. That's something you can't…

— Benson Henderson

As an announcer, I have nothing but respect for the fighters, and I want to make sure I do my job to…

— Mauro Ranallo

I've been in martial arts more than 20 years; I've seen fighters who barely have a professional fight say they're the best…

— Valentina Shevchenko

There were a lot of fighters who were better than me that got knocked out and stopped because they stayed in the…

— Naseem Hamed

The thing is, I always say is you've just got to be yourself. A lot of other UFC fighters maybe don't like…

— Paddy Pimblett

I've said it before, but Hawaiian fighters have a different type of toughness, and it's because of how we come up. It's…

— Brad Tavares

I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble.

— Robbie Lawler

I don't look as chiseled and as muscular as the other fighters. I feel that's why people write me off and that's…

— Kelvin Gastelum

Fighters remember that one-punch KO. Something clicks, and they lose it. They don't wanna be knocked out. It happened to Roy Jones.

— Marvin Hagler

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?

— George Carlin

I'm always impressed by how fighters can compartmentalize their lives before big fights.

— Ariel Helwani

A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.

— Diego Sanchez

You see a lot of fighters who just got into the UFC getting a lot more recognition than the people who have…

— Stephen Thompson

When I was young, I saw many fights on HBO: Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather and all the top fighters.

— Dmitry Bivol

Floyd Paterson and other fighters, they just don't take part.They make a million dollars, they get a Rolls Royce and a nice…

— Muhammad Ali

I'm a fan of many fighters but as soon as they start looking at me, the fighter in me comes out and…

— Cub Swanson

In U.S., there are lot of good fighters, female fighters. Lots of different sparring partners. So it's good.

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run away, live to fight another day

— Bob Marley

“They are young, and boys. They are full of anger and impatience. Women have less trouble with these things. It’s part of…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I've done things, from the Olympics to defeating two of the greatest fighters of all time.

— Henry Cejudo

Footwork isn't something you hear people talk about too much but it's something as fighters we have to be able to utilize.

— Cub Swanson

I want to be known as one of the best fighters ever. I don't just need a shiny medallion to tell me…

— Robert Whittaker

I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.

— Anderson Silva

Jose Aldo is someone I respect a lot, I have no shame in admitting that he's my idol, but that fight showed…

— Renato Moicano

You hear a lot from the other fighters that have fought in Denver, you see some of the fighters are just gassing…

— Travis Browne

“It did not last long. It is only in the movies that knife fighters stab and miss and slash and miss and…

— James Jones

I think many fighters could go pro in another sport. When it really boils down to it, it's because we are the…

— Cub Swanson

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

MMA fighters are scared to go toe to toe with a boxer; it's not going to happen... their best chance of winning…

— James Toney

I can easily relate to the fighters almost as a sixth sense. I can pick up what they're thinking and read their…

— Dan Hardy