Fitness Quote by Dan Henderson

Even before my first fights in the UFC, I hadn't sparred before. We just hit pads and bags, and started.

— Dan Henderson

I got thrown into the lion's den when I got to Alpha Male. My first sparring session was with Joe Benavidez, Chad Mendes and…

— T.J. Dillashaw

For my whole career, I didn't have sparring partners. I was frustrated when I came to the UFC because, after a few minutes of…

— Mirko Cro Cop

I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

— George Foreman

When I prepared for my first title fight, I was very nervous. Everything was very new for me and I was very young. At…

— The Korean Zombie

I was done with wrestling and I was teaching with competition behind me. It was that experience that gave me confidence and propelled me…

— Charlie Brenneman

I am always in the gym sparring. I look at every fight kind of like a sparring match.

— Chris Weidman

No, I've never competed. I did, however, train in a boxing gym with a good coach beginning in 1993. I'd been writing about the…

— Katherine Dunn

The first event I vividly remember was competing at the Junior Olympics in Seattle, Washington. It was my first major competition outside of Texas,…

— Michelle Carter

I was nervous my first fight, my heart was pumping at 1,000 beats per second.

— Chris Eubank Jr

I've fought tactical fights in a gym, but never in a fight before.

— Tommy Morrison

In the beginning, fighting was fun - I wasn't concerned with the outcome. At some point, I started training out of fear and anger.…

— Forrest Griffin