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title: "1 Wrestling Background Quotes By Dominick Cruz"
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> [Preparation is a mentality... With wrestling being my background, I've always learned to overwork, overwork. Work, work, work, work. It's not always the talented that wins, but it's the one who puts in the most preparation and thought into things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/preparation-is-a-mentality-with-wrestling-being-my-background-i-ve/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

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## More by Dominick Cruz

> [Everybody's got a puncher's chance in this game. I mean every single person on Earth. But my whole focus, my whole style, my whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/everybody-s-got-a-puncher-s-chance-in-this-game-i-mean-every-single/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [The whole point of this game is that everything flows together in one simple movement... it should just flow and be fluid. And that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/the-whole-point-of-this-game-is-that-everything-flows-together-in-one/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [I think we are here to challenge ourselves and make ourselves better people and not just sit around in the world simply floating through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/i-think-we-are-here-to-challenge-ourselves-and-make-ourselves-better/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [My goal is to become the best person I can, and in the process of doing so, I believe, I can help others. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/my-goal-is-to-become-the-best-person-i-can-and-in-the-process-of/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [This is a game where if you don't have people who dislike you, then you don't know what it is to be liked. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/this-is-a-game-where-if-you-don-t-have-people-who-dislike-you-then/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [I'm still the best bantamweight in the world in my mind, yes. If I had any doubt that I was the best in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/i-m-still-the-best-bantamweight-in-the-world-in-my-mind-yes-if-i-had/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [Lack of conditioning will make a coward of us all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/lack-of-conditioning-will-make-a-coward-of-us-all/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [At five years old, I became the man of the house. When he left, my dad let me know that. It put a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/at-five-years-old-i-became-the-man-of-the-house-when-he-left-my-dad/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [If you're looking to be a professional athlete on the top tier of any sport, my best advice is to put everything you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/if-you-re-looking-to-be-a-professional-athlete-on-the-top-tier-of-any/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [I'm not always 'Dominick Cruz, Tough Guy.' Depression runs in my bloodline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/i-m-not-always-dominick-cruz-tough-guy-depression-runs-in-my-bloodline/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [Infuse heart, soul, spirit and passion because talent is not enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/infuse-heart-soul-spirit-and-passion-because-talent-is-not-enough/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [There's more to the sport than just fighting, and you either understand that, or you don't. And if you don't, then I promise you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/there-s-more-to-the-sport-than-just-fighting-and-you-either/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [My mom was always very, very careful with my mind: what I saw and didn't see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/my-mom-was-always-very-very-careful-with-my-mind-what-i-saw-and-didn/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [What good is power if there's no connection point? My entire style's built around that actual basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/what-good-is-power-if-there-s-no-connection-point-my-entire-style-s/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

> [I kill hype for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/i-kill-hype-for-a-living/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

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