Top 124 Quotes & Sayings by Lyoto Machida - Page 2

Fighting in Bellator is a dream come true for me.

I never underestimate anybody.

I loss that fight to Phil Davis, but I'm not convinced on that fight. Because it wasn't fair for me. I'd like to do another fight.

Every fight is a new story, a new training camp.

Every time you step into a different cage, you can feel the difference.

I'm a professional, and I focus on one fight at a time.

If you want to get to the top, you can't say you won't fight this one or that one. You have to be open to fight the best.

It's not my style to talk trash to my opponents.

I'm not gonna change my principles. I'm not gonna change anything just to make money.

I want to be the middleweight champion.

Mousasi is a very tough fighter.

My way of thinking is like that: always positive.

For sure, Jacare would be a great opponent. I have all the respect for him, but I would like a lot to have the opportunity of facing him someday.

I don't fight without being prepared, even when I lose.

I have fought my brother some times before. We got hurt sometimes, needed stitches, but it was normal after the fights. We always had a positive rivalry that pushed both of us to our best.

At middleweight, I started to find an ideal weight for me. I face guys my size, my height, and with my physique.

Your technique, your drive - that's what you should carry with you.

A fight is a fight, and you never know what is going to happen until you start fighting.

If you lose three or four in a row, people start talking about retirement. They are not used to this sport like they are used to tennis. If you take a look at how many times Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lost, it's all part of the game. Soccer is no different: teams go through bad times and then rise again.

If you want something, you can get it.

It's very hard because the sport evolves so fast, changes so fast. So, you have to be there to see the changes that are happening in the moment. That's why I keep training every day. I try to mix myself in all of the academies.

Every fight has taught me something.

Learning is constant. I learn something new every day.

I won't cling to the past.

Rafael Carvalho deserves a lot of respect and seriousness in my camp.

I try to learn from my losses, see how they can help me in the future.

We always want the knockout or the submission.

I believe in me.

In karate, there's a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he's giving me a chance to show my work, so I can't diminish him at all.

If you have a dream in your life, go hard. It's possible.

As a professional, I get in a dilemma between sport and entertainment. There's these two sides.

I'm a fan of Fedor, have been a fan since he was in PRIDE, a great champion, and since I like to challenge myself, new challenges, that was one of the offers that came with my move to Bellator. Of course fighting Fedor would be an honor, a dream.

Everything Mousasi says only motivates me. I have a win over him, and I think he's a little bothered by it.

When I signed with Bellator, I knew this would be a new positive chapter in my career.

It's important to have the support of your family, but when is time to move away? You have to walk with your own legs one day.

Separating your profession from friendship is very difficult.

My philosophy is the same as a Samurai: To hit without getting hit.

I use discipline and focus as my greatest weapons.

When I fight I try to empty my mind... I only see that moment, nothing else matters.

I have to accept everything... I will be back strong.

I was thinking Im going to die but I'm not going to tap

You can have talent and strength, but the most important is determination.

I'm just a regular guy that had a dream and ran for it.

Positivity helps produce better results.

The main thing Karate offers to me is a philosophy of life. The philosophy of Karate is respect and discipline. You give 100% of whatever you do, in every activity.

Every time you achieve a dream, you must set another one. Because that will strengthen your path. Or you will become dead, because if you have no dreams, you have no life.

There's always pressure but I change that pressure into motivation.

I try to clear my mind of everything, I try to think of nothing. I just let my body act, the body can take control and do what it's trained to do.

To be happy is very important to do a great performance because you have to be comfortable; your mind has to be clear.

Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to accept what comes and remain calm.

I never fear my opponent, for me he only represents a new challenge to conquer.

It's not a defeat nor an obstacle that is going to get in the way of our dream, my dream continues, the journey continues

The Samurai always has to rise and move on, because new challenges will come.

The uncomfort zone is very important for us... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if you feel comfortable you must search for the discomfort, don't look only for the easy way.

The good point is when you combine excitement and calm together.

If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle.

Meditation plays a big role in my life. Meditation fortifies my spirit, improves my focus, my desire. When I fight I try to empty my mind. It's called Mushin. When I don't see anything around me, I only see that moment. Nothing else matters. that was how I was taught to live.

If you have a dream in your life, go ahead it's possible, go ahead

You have to walk and believe that you can find the light.

If you gave up, you've already lost. If you keep going, you get to a new level.