Skip to content

Big Quote by Dan Hooker

“I want to be a contender, I want to be competing against guys at the top, I want to fight the prospects, I want to fight the guys that people don't want to fight, that's what motivates me to do this sport, not big money and things like that.” quote by Dan Hooker — Download Open image

“I want to be a contender, I want to be competing against guys at the top, I want to fight the prospects, I want to fight the guys that people don't want to fight, that's what motivates me to do this sport, not big money and things like that.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (8 ratings)

Big Fight Money Motivation People Sports Things

More by Dan Hooker

There comes a time in the UFC when you've had enough fights, you have enough experience that you're confident in your abilities and you…

Image

I don't want to live off the credit of taking fights. I want to life off the credit of beating the best guys in…

Image

Looking back on the fight, it was incredibly tough contest; Felder's an incredible opponent and I feel like I gained more from that one…

Image

You have to decide: Do you wanna be known as a tough, exciting fighter that goes out there and puts on great performances, or…

Image

I was playing both rugbys, I would just jump into any sport. I just loved sport.

Image

When you start with 'I'm going to go on a diet,' you get to like a couple of days in or a week in,…

Image

New Zealand's got so much more talent to showcase.

Image

I know everyone has weaknesses, I know everyone's human.

Image

If I had to fight Sean Strickland or Rob Whittaker, I will fight Sean Strickland.

Image

Fighting is a mixture of thinking and your reactions, a balance.

Image

When you're not in the UFC, you think getting into the UFC is everything.

Image

A career's not one or two years. It's your career - once you finish you want to be set up for life, you don't…

Image

Explore all 99 Dan Hooker quotes

More Big quotes

I'm a true believer in prayer, a big believer in prayer.

Image

Many early-stage entrepreneurs make one simple mistake: Describing this 'big picture' in vague concepts and words.

Image

I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go back, they'll…

Image

My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had…

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Image

I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of…

Image

It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the…

Image

My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why…

Image

I always want to do a big finale.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Image

I turn a lot of stuff down - big, big movies, the kind I wouldn't want to go to the cinema to see.

Image

So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords…

Image

I think a big part of success in football is mental, not physical. How you are inside your head matters more.

Image

I was always attracted most to joining City, and I am pleased to be at such a good club with such a big ambition…

Image

Browse all 12,477 Big quotes