Tyron Woodley Quotes

I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Not many people do at the age of 21 or younger even, know how to act nor could be concerned with anything other than fighting, women and money.

If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.

I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

I would have to say I was an excellent student. I was the type to always do my homework and study when I needed to. I never really partied or did anything like that.

Most people are fascinated by what I did as a teenager, but when I look back at my life, I don't think very much about those years. I was an opportunist and got away with things because I was very young, but I went to prison and came out and remade my life.

I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn't care if I showed up because I'd already paid. So I decided, 'I'm going to turn this around.' And I did: I got straight A's and was named 'outstanding senior.'

I was going to be valedictorian in elementary school, but I got into too many fights, and they made me salutatorian. I was smart back in the day. Now I'm just an idiot.

I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I'm more focused.

I've definitely done things to change my behaviour. There are certain things you can't do when you get to a certain level in what you do. When it gets to a certain time, you're a story to somebody. It is something I have taken on board.

There will be no more fighting from me. The only things you will see me doing from here on in is trying to act sensible and behave myself.

My father tells me I would have been a criminal or a kick-boxer. But fatherhood has changed me - a lot.

When I was younger I got accused of gamesmanship but I grew out of it.

That's just the way life is. We have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to pay the price for what's right - and for what we do wrong. That's one of the things that I love about my son. My son was always willing to take his weight.

I started working out, eating a good diet, and just did everything I could that I thought would benefit me. I also started studying a lot harder in school. It matured me a remarkable amount and made me completely focused.

No one gets away with anything, ever, so take responsibility for your own life.

I knew I needed to find a way to stay out of trouble and to have good grades to be able to stand out.

My uncle saw me fight in front of my house and one day he wanted to turn something negative into a positive, so he took me to the gym and I've been there ever since.

If I was single and did not have kids, I wonder whether if I would try as hard to be patient, to mind how I react to situations. Not saying people who do not have children don't, but in my life and how I fight against doing the things that have positive impact in my life...I think I would find it easier not to practice the principles did I not have children.

I'm very much disciplined because I'm more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.

Discipline is not punishment. Discipline is changing someone’s behavior.

Gifts are free, but maturity is expensive.

I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that am sorry.

Responsiblity is the great developer of men.

If you want to be treated like adults then start acting like them.