Shayna Baszler Quotes

MMA - for me, it was something that I needed to challenge myself.

I've got to become 'The ultimate Ultimate Fighter.'

When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did judo, so I went along because I felt like I was missing out. They eventually gave up, and I continued, then moved into Tae Kwon Do, kickboxing and various other martial arts. I did lots of different things, but mostly things like Wushu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga and stuff like that.

The mixed martial arts way of life will give you focus.

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

I've been learning martial arts - nothing specific, as then it becomes one-sided - but basic exercises.

Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best.

I am my own cheerleader. I am the one who puts my goals, who pushes myself to get to the next goal. I don't have someone next to me saying, 'Here you go, now do this, it's your next step, go for it.'

What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

I learnt a blend of different martial arts - not in great depth, obviously - but various moves such as kicks, blocks and punches. It was all quite fun.

Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves.

I always have high expectations for me.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.

Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.

My motivation is internal.

I've been doing martial arts since I was 9.

Fear of failure, it's the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me.

There's only one reason I would do the kickboxing thing, and that's for myself. I've been doing it as an avid student on-and-off for 10 years, and it's something I really enjoy.

I'm hooked on martial arts.

I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.

I love challenging myself; it's what keeps me going.