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> [I started this martial arts journey 20 years ago with karate, and I never imagined it would come to pass that I would be in the UFC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-started-this-martial-arts-journey-20-years-ago-with-karate-and-i/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

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## More by Tecia Torres

> [She's Jenny from the block! I love her music and her movies. And she goes back to where she grew up in the Bronx…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/she-s-jenny-from-the-block-i-love-her-music-and-her-movies-and-she/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [From getting good grades when I was growing up to finishing college to respecting my elders to the discipline that I have - everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/from-getting-good-grades-when-i-was-growing-up-to-finishing-college/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I know it may be weird that I'm going back to school at a high point of my career, but it's something I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-know-it-may-be-weird-that-i-m-going-back-to-school-at-a-high-point/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [What's better than having one of the best in the world to train you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/what-s-better-than-having-one-of-the-best-in-the-world-to-train-you/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [Monday though Wednesday I am in the gym twice; then I have school at night. Those days are hard. The other days are training…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/monday-though-wednesday-i-am-in-the-gym-twice-then-i-have-school-at/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [Prior to getting back into college, I had lots of free time, so I was like, ahhh, I've always wanted a master's, let's go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/prior-to-getting-back-into-college-i-had-lots-of-free-time-so-i-was/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I'm upping my game in all aspects - striking, Jiu Jitsu, wrestling - so I can be ready for every single thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-m-upping-my-game-in-all-aspects-striking-jiu-jitsu-wrestling-so-i/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I didn't think of it as a career until Invicta signed me. But even then, I was coming to a point where I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-didn-t-think-of-it-as-a-career-until-invicta-signed-me-but-even/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I truly believe that I can be champion. It's just me having me perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-truly-believe-that-i-can-be-champion-it-s-just-me-having-me-perform/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [To represent the Latin American people - especially Latin American women... there's not many of us fighting. To be one of the ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/to-represent-the-latin-american-people-especially-latin-american/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I graduated college in 2010, I thought I'd go to grad school then and I was accepted under a different program and I ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-graduated-college-in-2010-i-thought-i-d-go-to-grad-school-then-and/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [It's just in your nature when you're an athlete to be competitive in everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/it-s-just-in-your-nature-when-you-re-an-athlete-to-be-competitive-in/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I want to go for that title shot, I want to be champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-want-to-go-for-that-title-shot-i-want-to-be-champion/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [I'd definitely like to work with women and children with domestic violence and broken homes... What better way is there to do that than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/i-d-definitely-like-to-work-with-women-and-children-with-domestic/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

> [In a dream world if I wasn't a scaredy cat, I'd work for the FBI or something like that. That's always been a dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tecia-torres/in-a-dream-world-if-i-wasn-t-a-scaredy-cat-i-d-work-for-the-fbi-or/)

[Tecia Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tecia-torres/)

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