Top 116 Quotes & Sayings by Forrest Griffin - Page 2

I found being a coach in 'The Ultimate Fighter' series hard because I had to care about others. I don't feel a lot of empathy with others. Having kids is going to be a scary one for me - I guess I'm going to have to learn.

I have great coaches, but one thing I've never really had is that head coach - a Greg Jackson, Matt Hume, John Hackleman.

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

I like ice cream, I don't like pain.

The only thing that gives my mom pleasure in life is buying stuff off QVC, and I'm gonna pay those bills. I paid my mom's house off. My wife's family needs help? I'm gonna take care of that.

When I know that I trained real hard and I had a good training camp, that's when I'm very confident. But sometimes I don't train hard and I don't feel that confident.

I like not having a job, not having to get up early in the morning is awesome. I would recommend it to anybody.

I am not the super-submission guy, I am not the one-punch KO guy, so I am not the most feared guy in the world. But I will not quit, I will not break and I will fight you like a dog for every second of every round.

I'm a nice guy. I'm trying to be positive. I've got my own things, I'm kinda crazy but I'm not trying to hurt anybody. I'm trying to be good and I'm doing the best I can. Just like everybody else.

I don't think you should punish a guy for losing when they were hurt.

Gay, straight, whatever - none of that actually matters when you're fighting someone. Not what you have in your bank account, what you drive, what sex you are, none of it. I think that's the message the UFC has been trying to push.

I like to start every sentence with: 'So here's the deal.'

Anytime you think about ring rust and travel and camps back-to-back, it helps not having any bad injuries and being able to train consistently.

There will be a time when I physically cannot do this sport.

Look what happened when I fought Anderson Silva. It can't possibly get worse than that. I've already seen the bottom and it wasn't that bad. I made it through. I survived. It's fighting. It's not the end of the world.

Anyone can get beaten in mixed martial arts. It's the nature of the sport.

Here's the deal: the extraordinary becomes ordinary really quickly. One minute, everything is new and amazing, the next it's expected.

I'm pretty careful not to make friends with other guys who fight at 205.

Time catches everyone. Sooner or later, it gets everybody.

I hate when someone gets the better of me. A Division 1 wrestler comes in and takes me down and I get frustrated.

I'm not a naturally giving person.

I don't really give a damn about too much other than myself.

The UFC actually does a lot of charity stuff, but they don't talk about it that much.

Some guys are real noble guys, like Rich Franklin or Randy Couture. These guys are just really good people who happen to fight.

It sucks when you do poorly at your job.

I've always mid-lined myself where I don't really expect myself to do big things or to win big fights. It's not a lack of confidence, it's just that I think to an extent that you need a bit of an ego if you're going to think that you're going to conquer something.

I try not to make personal attacks on people - unless they're deserving.

No, I don't play video games.

If you look at UFC champions: BJ Penn - terrifying! GSP - terrifying! Anderson Silva - terrifying! But I'm not terrifying.

Jesus was a liberal. Jesus was like the original liberal.

I don't have the best chin in the world.

I always wanted to work in charitable things, community outreach, etc.

I want people to like me.

It was so fun, 2006, 2007, 2008. I went into the gym and I felt like I was winning in the gym, which is important for an athlete.

Winning the belt is one thing. But you're not really a champion until you defend it.

When you get the opportunity to give away somebody else's money to make somebody else's life a little better. That's pretty cool, actually.

I like to make people quit. Whether it's because I'm striking them or submitting them, I just want to make them quit. In the war of wills, that's the win.

I say whatever's on my mind, I don't really care.

I am not a super-talented guy, I'm just a dude who will fight you tooth and nail.

I had some pretty substantial injuries.

I live below my means because it makes what I do seem less like a job and more like a passion.

In order to keep up with the rapid evolution of the sport, you've got to keep an open mind.

Don’t call me a loser in front of my mom!

Fear is a good thing because it keeps you alive, but if it becomes so great that it hinders you from doing what you want, you need to confront it head-on

The ladies kept telling me I wasn't good in bed, so I figured if I wasn't a lover then I must be a fighter

Any big task if you look at the grand picture... it seems to big to accomplish, so just watch the footstep in front of you... And that's what I do; try and win little battles every day.

There's two things you need to know. One, that you won't quit on yourself, and two, that I've done the work.

My philosophy on getting knocked out is that it renders you unconscious and numb, so why worry about it.

Genius is insanity right up until it works.

Just know on the inside that you won't quit. That's it. There is nothing else. Shakespeare said, 'To thine own self be true'. I don't know what the @*$% he meant by that, but just don't quit on yourself. It's worth it. The juice is worth the squeeze. I assure you.

It’s one of those things where when you’re training and fighting, you can’t worry about your bills, your mortgage, did you get your girlfriend pregnant, your pet’s cancer, or anything. Nothing else matters but that dude trying to kick you in the face or throw you on your head or trying to rip your arm out of the socket. It becomes a singularity of purpose, which an ADD kid like me rarely gets. I like that moment of clarity in fights, and I truly have that. I lose myself in the details of those 15 minutes and you don’t worry about what people think of you.

If you look at UFC champions: BJ Penn - terrifying! GSP - terrifying! Anderson Silva - terrifying! But I'm not terrifying. I am not the super-submission guy, I am not the one-punch KO guy, so I am not the most feared guy in the worldBut I will not quit, I will not break and I will fight you like a dog for every second of every round. I am not a super-talented guy, I'm just a dude who will fight you tooth and nail.

Mental toughness must be developed before you start fighting because you don't want to be that guy who quits in the ring.

Do things that make your body and mind scream at you to quit, but don't.

Control all the variables you can... don't worry about the rest.

If you're humble in defeat, everyone may still kick you, but they won't kick you as much.