Top 257 Quotes & Sayings by Conor McGregor
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Irish athlete Conor McGregor.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Why go through life if you're not going to challenge yourself?
I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I'm inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.
Nobody is my boss.
Ritual is another word for fear, manifested in a different way.
I am in the fighting game. I don't care about anything else. I don't watch the news, I don't care about politics, I don't care about other sports. I don't care about anything I don't need to care about. This is my sport: it is my life. I study it; I think about it all the time. Nothing else matters.
I'm not going to get somewhere and say, 'OK, I'm done.' Success is never final; I'll just keep on going. The same way as failure never being fatal. Just keep going. I'm going to the stars and then past them.
People think I'm a celebrity. I'm not a celebrity.
I'm focusing on me. I'm focusing on my family's security, my family's financial security, so that's all I can do.
People think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I've trained that way, I've actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. And the knockout shot hasn't come. It's almost because my training has been too hard.
I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas.
I believe in believing. My coach John Kavanagh is a big atheist, and he is always trying to persuade people to his way of thinking, and I think, 'What a waste of energy.' If people want to believe in this god or that god, that's fine by me; believe away. But I think we can be our own gods. I believe in myself.
Life's a rollercoaster. You're up one minute; you're down one minute. But who doesn't like rollercoasters?
My dream is to be World Lightweight Champion in the UFC. Have more money than I know what to do with. And have a great life for my kids, grandkids, and everyone in my family.
That's what I do this for, to secure my family's future. I don't care about anything else. I'm able to spoil people, and that's the best thing.
I like to look good, my friend.
I'm just a kid that defied the odds. I'm just a kid that ignored the doubt. I'm just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I'm going to continue to go all the way.
I used to pretend that my Peugeot driving to the gym in the rain in Dublin was a Ferrari on the Vegas strip.
I carry the flag of Ireland all the time. I want to represent my country.
What it's like to be me? You know, it's good to be me. My life is good.
I'll die a crazy old man!
Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I'm an Irish man.
I don't feel that emotion is a good thing to have in combat. You must be cold.
I wish everyone well, but you need to focus on yourself. You need to stop putting your hand out. Everyone wants hand outs. Everyone wants things for free. You've got to put in the work. You've got to grind. You've got go through the struggle, and you've got to get it.
To do anything to a high level, it has to be total obsession.
I guess I have a little bit of an ego. I'm confidently cocky, you might say.
You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.
I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to be anyone else.
I run New York City!
If you deserve it, go get it.
I've read a lot of books on the laws of attraction, and in my home, I have a big book on Muhammad Ali, which I've read because he is, like, a hero of mine, but other than that, no, I'm not a big reader.
My family's lineage, we are warriors. The McGregor clan, we are warriors all through. We are famous all through the world for our fighting capabilities of all generations. So I have no doubt that's stood to me and that led me down this path and gave me what I have.
When I am free to train and free to move, I feel like a gorilla in the jungle. Then, when there are a bunch of media obligations, I feel like I have been captured and am being kept on display.
The mixed martial arts way of life will give you focus.
My preparation is about precision. It is a science.
A lot of people cry and complain and put their hand out and beg. It never goes well.
What can I say? I'm a talker.
When I say something's going to happen, it's going to happen.
My unpredictability is what separates me. If you move in so many ways, your opponent is not focused on what he's doing. He's focusing in on what you're doing, and it freezes him. When they freeze and you hit, they shatter like glass.
I train and I go home, and when I'm home, I think about training. That's my life every day, and that's it.
Posture for combat is so vital.
It's good to make your brain work more than your body.
I'm committed to the fight game.
I always teach myself calm and visualization stuff.
Life is about growing and improving and getting better.
My success isn't a result of arrogance - it's a result of belief.
I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and conquer it.
The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.
I am not afraid of saying something and going and pursuing it. That's it. I see it in my mind. I say it out loud. I go and do it.
I am fearless.
I'm just looking to learn, grow, stay focused, and become a better fighter and a better athlete.
There's many ups and downs in the fight game.
If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it's hard not to let your confidence take over. It just builds and builds and builds.
When I do something, I do it full steam ahead.
I'm in the game of spinning plates. I'm spinning a boxing plate. I'm spinning a Tae Kwon Do plate. I'm spinning a Jujitsu plate. I'm spinning a freestyle wrestling plate. I'm spinning a karate plate. If I was to put all them down and have one boxing plate spinning, it would be like a load off my shoulders.
I break orbital bones.
The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable.
I don't feel pressure in a negative way. I like pressure. I feel excitement and calm at the same time. No pressure, no diamonds. I want pressure: pressure creates drama, creates emotion.
I always put myself out there. I'm not afraid to commit to something.
We're the only animal that wakes up and doesn't stretch.
Glutes are power.
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