--- title: "1 Punches Just Quotes By Jake Hager" description: "1 Punches Just quotes by Jake Hager. Plus more from Jake Hager and more Punches Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/jake-hager-6320_dangerous_your-natural-instinct-when-people-are-th_2199276.jpg" --- > [Your natural instinct when people are throwing punches at you is to back up. That just makes it more dangerous for you. You'll get hurt that way. You've got to teach yourself to go forward, move your feet and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/your-natural-instinct-when-people-are-throwing-punches-at-you-is-to/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/jake-hager-6320_dangerous_your-natural-instinct-when-people-are-th_2199276.jpg) ## More by Jake Hager > [A long time ago I learned how to shut my mouth, listen to my coaches and put trust in my coaches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/a-long-time-ago-i-learned-how-to-shut-my-mouth-listen-to-my-coaches/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [I need to wrestle, I need to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/i-need-to-wrestle-i-need-to-compete/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [When I was leaving college, getting ready to graduate with a degree in finance, I had job interviews for months and months - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/when-i-was-leaving-college-getting-ready-to-graduate-with-a-degree-in/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [A lot of people want me to say negative things about WWE, but I'm very grateful for my career there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/a-lot-of-people-want-me-to-say-negative-things-about-wwe-but-i-m-very/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [Going through life is always scary doing something new, at the same time it is very exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/going-through-life-is-always-scary-doing-something-new-at-the-same/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [I was never the best athlete, but I knew how to be coached and I knew how to work hard at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/i-was-never-the-best-athlete-but-i-knew-how-to-be-coached-and-i-knew/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [If you go back and look at WWE Magazine, they asked me when I was going to win my first world championship and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/if-you-go-back-and-look-at-wwe-magazine-they-asked-me-when-i-was/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [I believe competition makes everyone better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/i-believe-competition-makes-everyone-better/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [As cool as Jack Swagger was, he felt choreographed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/as-cool-as-jack-swagger-was-he-felt-choreographed/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [I'm a conservative. I voted for Donald Trump and back in 2016 everybody was talking about, 'Oh my God, here's another TV character trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/i-m-a-conservative-i-voted-for-donald-trump-and-back-in-2016/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [A lot of great fighters were amateur wrestlers first and you can study them on film to see how they adapted the techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/a-lot-of-great-fighters-were-amateur-wrestlers-first-and-you-can/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [Wrestling for wrestling fans is an honor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/wrestling-for-wrestling-fans-is-an-honor/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [Any time you can get Glenn Beck crying it's a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/any-time-you-can-get-glenn-beck-crying-it-s-a-good-thing/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [MMA fans and pro wrestling fans are similar in that they care about their sports very much. They want to see that you're serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/mma-fans-and-pro-wrestling-fans-are-similar-in-that-they-care-about/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) > [For me, the wins and losses in pro wrestling never mattered. The thing that matters is the time on television to tell that story.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/for-me-the-wins-and-losses-in-pro-wrestling-never-mattered-the-thing/) [Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/punches-just/jake-hager/#itemlist", "name": "1 Punches Just Quotes By Jake Hager", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Your natural instinct when people are throwing punches at you is to back up. That just makes it more dangerous for you. You'll get hurt that way. 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