Top 92 Quotes & Sayings by Sage Northcutt - Page 2

Words are powerful.

Houston is super cool, and Katy is super cool, and so is Sacramento.

I love being young and looking forward to seeing what I can do.

I've had such a tough time making weight at 155 all the time. I'd make the weight, but I don't feel like the same kind of Sage. My power in my punches, my explosion, my speed - it just doesn't feel the same.

At 155, I kind of feel, when I'm fighting out there, I just don't feel like I have the right thinking ability. I kind of feel like my mind is foggy, if that makes sense. I don't really know how to describe it. Maybe it's the weight cut.

I just want to say real quick, whatever kind of problems you've been going through, maybe you're having a hard time at work, maybe you're having a hard time with your family, whatever it might be, you can overcome that. You just have to keep your hope up.

Each day is new, and I feel like I show something better each day.

I'm honoured and blessed to even be in the UFC, much less be 19 years old in the UFC, knowing I have so much time to learn, so much technique to learn, everything all around to make myself better.

I'm always very humble.

I'm young, and I learn not only from every fight but from every practice. When you're young, you soak it all in. You have a lot to learn, and you can get better and better as each day goes by.

For me, it was just a huge honor to fight in the UFC.

I'm always learning and getting better with my technique.

I've always wanted to eat super healthy.

Personally, I think I might end up fighting heavyweight in the future. I can just see myself keep growing. I'll be 24, 25, growing 2, 3, 4 more inches, and putting on a lot of muscle. I can absolutely see it.

I always stay positive if I can. I always stay upbeat and always have a ton of energy.

I believe the UFC knows what they're watching and looking for, so I always try and put on a great show for everybody watching and try to go out there and finish my opponent and do something exciting. I believe a lot of people come out to watch me and see me perform.

I think I'm one of the fastest and strongest lightweights out there.

I always have great cardio.

Getting to fight at my natural weight, that was huge for me.

People say I don't have the experience. I might not have 20 MMA fights, but I've been fighting my whole life.

I have my coach, Urijah Faber. He's watching me do everything pretty much all the time. I'm training or grappling or sparring live. He's over there making adjustments. He's really hands on, so that makes a big difference.

I want to be eventually be the best wrestler out there, be the best grappler out there, along with being the best striker - be all of them at one time.

Going into the UFC debut, you have to wonder what's going on, what's the workout going to be like. It's just an honor to be at an open workout.

I've trained my whole life, and I've always had the UFC be a goal of mine.

What's neat about Sacramento is that you can drive - which I've done with the team a bunch of times - is drive, like, an hour or an hour and a half, and you're in Lake Tahoe, and you can go out to the lake or go up in the mountains or go off-road driving or hiking.

I'm in the UFC; this is a sport about fighting. If someone wants to fight me, or someone wants to fight someone else... you're here to fight each other, so I get it.

I never get sick normally, but having strep throat three times in four months - that's pretty crazy.

CM Punk was a great wrestler, and he has so many fans and made a lot of people happy with what he did over the years.

I never really have a game plan other than to finish my opponent as quickly as possible.

I want to be super well-rounded.

I try to be very smart and use wisdom about everything.

I do have a lot to learn, and I think that has a big factor in everything. Being 19 years old and being able to be in the UFC has a big effect on every single thing that people look at.