Athletic Quote by Cody Garbrandt

I realized that if you want to be a fighter, you have to become an athlete.

— Marlon Vera

I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the…

— T.J. Dillashaw

I'm not a UFC athlete. I'm a UFC fighter.

— Roy Nelson

This is a fighter sport.

— Tony Ferguson

A lot of fighters, it's just a mindset they get into, they do something good and they pat themselves on the back for the…

— Jared Cannonier

There are athletes out there trying to get every advantage they can, including things like muscle and low-fat percentages. I feel if I'm the…

— Roy Nelson

I am a fighter. It's what I am.

— Nick Diaz

I treat myself more as an athlete instead of as a fighter. As a fighter, you're going out there as a street thug, relying…

— T.J. Dillashaw

I've been around fighters enough to know that you have to be able to give 100 percent of your effort and time into training…

— Shawn Tompkins

I'm a martial artist, not a fighter.

— Uriah Hall

I'm a purist, and I'm more a fighter than an athlete.

— B. J. Penn

I'm a fighter. I'm very competitive.

— Prince