A Quote by Carmen Marton

I'm told that I look like a nice girl. But, yes, I do a full contact sport, and when people ask what I do, they are a bit surprised when I say, 'A martial art, a full contact sport.'

Carmen Marton

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Carmen Marton
Australian - Athlete
Born: June 30, 1986

MMA is a full contact sport, a kind of an organized street fight, which uses both striking and grappling techniques and involves 36 different martial arts.

Raj Kundra

Football is not a contact sport, it is said: it is a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.

Keith Jackson

Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.

Duffy Daugherty

Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.

Vince Lombardi

I've always been interested in the sport even as a young kid. I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision.

Brad Tavares

This is a contact sport. It's always been a contact sport, especially late in the race.

Brian France

Life is a full-contact sport, and there's a score up on the board.

Phil McGraw

Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is a difficult, hard, full-contact, participatory endeavor.

Cory Booker

Just because we are in wheelchairs doesn't mean we can't play a fast-paced, full-contact sport.

Mark Zupan

Politics, as the cliche goes, is a full contact sport. When you choose to play, you're going to get hurt.

Steve Kornacki

Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up.

John Thune

In the cage, you can't say, 'Oh wait, that's off limits.' There's no timeouts, there's no substitutions and there's no saying my knee is off limits. This is a full contact sport.

Carlos Condit

This is a full-contact sport. It's the objective to disable your opponent, even if sparring or a real fight. You've got to use your technique.

Alistair Overeem

Young kids should probably not play tackle football. I know this intellectually, but emotionally, I'm conflicted. I love this sport. I grew up playing and adoring football. I love the brotherhood, teamwork, athletic grace that borders on superhuman, grit, pressure and, yes, contact. I love the contact.