Manu Bennett Quotes

As long as I have that support from my team, and I have that confidence in myself that I train really hard, I think there's no one out there who can defeat me in my weight class.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I'm slightly influenced by sport in that I like the idea of trying, like an athlete, to keep absolutely ready. That's an emotional thing, almost. I don't mean physically, although I play tennis. But you try to keep yourself ready.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

I think that's one of the first things you'd say if you met me: that I am just nice and smiley. And that's how I might appear when I'm not competing. But I'm totally different when it comes to sport. It's just something that seems to be within me. It's not external or visual. But it's within me.

To be able to perform at a high level, to be able to do things that no other fighter can do, you have to practice it. And the only way you can practice is by sparring, by fighting another man.

I'm very competitive. If I have to 'turn it on,' I know how to. The switch isn't hard to find, don't worry.

When you get on the floor, you've got to think you're the best player. Everybody does that.

That's why I think that I have a big advantage, because I work on my striking a ton, but I don't forget about my wrestling, what brought me to the dance.

When you're going out with the attitude that you want to win, you can't get caught up in the style of play.

I want to play my best tennis and see how far I can go.

See, on the field, you have to act like you are a champion.

I have showed things in sparring and camp that I don't show in fights.

Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.

Train the body and develop stamina and endurance. But the spirit of competition and power that presides over them is not good, it reflects a distorted vision of life. The root of the martial arts is not there.

You've got to have a winning mindset.

People used to talk to me about that and say, 'Rom doesn't play with passion.' I do, but I don't show it too much because in my mind, I'm a guy that thinks a lot about how to win the game. Sometimes I let the emotions just come now, and it helps me.

Do you need an aggressive streak to thrive? You could say that. A lot of the great players have that mentality.

I just think that with my wrestling background there's not going to be any doubt in my mind that if I have to go through a three round war that in the third round I'm gonna be more fresh, more tenacious, I'm gonna want that win more than anybody else I'm going to have to fight.

I always had a fetish for fighting big peoples. My dad put me in the ring with much bigger guys. In my first fight, I gave the guy a 14-pound advantage.

I can 100 percent compete at the top level in every game that I play.

I understand the psychology of the sport, especially inside the ring.

I approach every match with that mindset, that this guy is trying to beat you, and it will change his life if he does.

My father talked about training as being more about the human spirit than just about your muscles.

I am a strong competitor inside the ring, outside the ring, in the journey through life.