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Wrestling Quotes by Frank Shamrock

55 Wrestling quotes by Frank Shamrock

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Frank Shamrock says fighting is mostly mental, with some people running from the fire and others running toward it. He describes mixed martial arts as a perfect fit after a rough past and notes that being a shorter fighter means he must avoid being trapped by taller opponents. He also mentions a desire to fight Dan Henderson and the money gap in the UFC.

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I'd love to fight Dan Henderson.

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Strikeforce was amazing.

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I let my talking happen in the ring.

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I want to fight until the body says 'no.'

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Frank Shamrock knows what he's doing.

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Fighting is a lot of ego, and that's OK.

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I hate to say it but I'd much rather have Viacom behind me than the UFC.

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My kickboxing coach Maurice Smith is one of the best ever.

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Fighting is 90-percent mental. It's a lot of emotion.

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All those fights I've done since 1999, I was either the promoter or co-promoter.

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The truth is, I have nothing to gain from ever fighting anybody.

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Mixed martial arts or whatever you want to call it, it is still martial arts.

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Fighters need someone they can trust. We can't trust anybody.

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I am a professional martial artist, and I am a professional fighter.

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This sport started with the question, Who would win, a karate guy or a boxer? A judo guy or a wrestler? That…

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I stopped being a fighter in 1999 and I became a fight executive the moment I retired and took control of my brand.

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Fighting is 90% mental. There are people who run from the fire and there are people that turn around and run to…

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I'm the first guy to jump on somebody and pick a fight with them, at least verbally, I try to do it…

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You saw what network support did for Strikeforce when Showtime came aboard. You saw what Spike TV did for the UFC when…

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Scott Coker's a martial artist. He's an honest guy. If you ask him to do something he'll do it, or else he'll…

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I don't believe that Dana White is a martial artist. I don't see a martial way that he is following.

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I've always had trouble with long guys because as a shorter guy I have smaller explosive movements and a lot of long…

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I mean, I watched Ken train in the gym. Ken was one of the greatest athletes I've ever seen. But when he…

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We have been conditioned as a society to believe that you stand there in a gentlemanly fashion and punch each other in…

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Above all things, Strikeforce is a stable, established business that has experience with live events, and it has the martial arts culture.…

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I like Cung. He's a good guy and a good martial artist. He doesn't sell a fight very well, but he looks…

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My first ten fights or so it was like that. I was just so scared. You can see if you go back…

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The lesson I learned from the Cung Le fight is this: What we do is very dangerous and really shouldn't be played…

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I didn't want to keep fighting and risking injury to my body when the pay wasn't where I needed it to be.…

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The face of our sport is Dana White and out here in conservative New York, the way people think, bald-headed, tattoo'd, swearing…

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When you're angry, you can't fight rationally. Your body chemistry is all messed up. Your energy goes to all the wrong places.…

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Everyone loves MMA once they see it. But you've got to watch it.

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Fighting is fighting. You close your fist and it's all pretty much the same.

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The problem is that the top five guys in UFC make all the money, and the rest make scraps.

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Brothers beating each other up. Everyone wants to see that.

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Wrestlers need a lesson in submission, and I’m just the one to teach them.

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Kimbo Slice is a character in a world of energy when it comes to the art of fighting.

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The very essence of martial arts is the thirst for knowledge and the truth about ourselves.

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In boxing there are only two ways out: you get knocked out or you quit.

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Nick Diaz brings it every single time and I bring it every single time.

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I had a rough upbringing. Group homes. Foster homes.

Fighting is 90% mental. There are people who run from the fire and there are people that turn around and run to the fire.

Training, a lot of the time, is just uncomfortable. But discipline is all about doing the thing that's uncomfortable.

Mixed martial arts chose me. After all the trouble I'd been in, it felt really good fit to find a discipline to train and…

Fighting is fighting. You close your fist and it's all pretty much the same.

I speak the truth on what happened to me because it's happening to a lot of people that grow up in displaced and disadvantaged…

I've always had trouble with long guys because as a shorter guy I have smaller explosive movements and a lot of long guys I…

I am a professional martial artist, and I am a professional fighter.

I didn't care about the Pride championship or the Pride tournament.

When you have harmony in the different areas of your life, with your mind, body, and spirit, you're just so much stronger, especially in…

I let my talking happen in the ring.

I want retire at 45 and have a 24-year-career. I feel I can do it.

I just want to be known as the guy who made a difference because he really believed.

I think I'll be the face of the sport.

I was raised by the state of California, and then various families and mentors.