I don't care if you're an Asian fan or an American fan: I'm happy to perform. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
I love running my business, and I love wrestling. I love helping kids. — Ben Askren Business Copy Share Image
Every single time you compete, I don't care what it is, you want to perform the best you can, and I feel… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30. — Ben Askren Athlete Copy Share Image
Dana White ain't going to take care of you the second after you can't make him a whole bunch of money. — Ben Askren Care Copy Share Image
When I say something, I generally stick to it, no matter what it is in life. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
My view on wrestling in MMA is changed a lot since I started really doing it. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
If I want a kid to be good at a front headlock - which, if you're gonna wrestle at a high level,… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
Obviously, everyone knows it is hard to hang it up, but I'm definitely going to try and do it the right way… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
If you can't say where you're going, you're not going to get there. And I've known all along where I'm going, and… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
I have a great relationship with the whole Missouri athletic department. I made friends with everyone from the administrators to the janitors… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
While it may not have been the flashiest or the most creative, I brought a very unique skill set, and I executed… — Ben Askren Creativity Copy Share Image
I've never feared anyone or worried what they said as long as what I'm telling is the truth, and I'm not telling… — Ben Askren Fear Copy Share Image
My two things I always said is, No. 1, I'd be retired by the time I had my first kid, and No.… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
I'm more of a purist competitor, and I enjoy the fighting aspect of it, but people enjoy my personality, and they enjoy… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
Some people, they don't get a few takedowns, they start getting nervous, and they fade. That's just not in my character. — Ben Askren Character Copy Share Image
I don't like Jay Hieron very much. He just bothers me, the way he talks, and he thinks very highly of himself. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
If my team and family are happy for me, I'm not going to let what some fans think affect me in any… — Ben Askren Family Copy Share Image
You need to take care of yourself first, and you can't think of others quite as much if you want to be… — Ben Askren Care Copy Share Image
If you can't play the good guy, sometimes you've got to play the villain. — Ben Askren Character Copy Share Image
If you're competing right, if you're doing it right, competition should be a very selfish pursuit. — Ben Askren Competing Copy Share Image
I'm not really a soccer fan. I understand they have skill and all that running up and down the pitch and what… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
People who are great at what they do, they do it the same way no matter who the opponent is. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
People are stubborn, and sometimes even if change is good, people will always oppose change. — Ben Askren Change Copy Share Image
Squash - definitely a rich's person sport, and it's only played in a handful of countries. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
I think a lot of fans don't know MMA that well. They don't understand the subtleties. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
There's no honor in faking an injury. There is no integrity, because you are lying about it. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
When you're competing, you need to be selfish. You need to think of yourself first. — Ben Askren Competing Copy Share Image
I got in MMA for one reason: to see if I could be the best in the world. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
It's like, hey, I've done what I could do, I've accomplished a lot, and now this - especially with wrestling - if… — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
