Dorian Yates Quotes

I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.

It's hard to just go one day from another to being one of the best fighters in the world to just stop doing what you love to do.

When I started training to fight, it was more out of boredom than anything. I was looking for more things to do. I started with boxing, and my coaches told me I had a lot of potential and that I should consider making it a career. I was like, 'Whatever.' I was just 15 at the time, and I never imagined something like that.

The NFL, boxing, jiu-jitsu - I did that. I'm proven at what I can do.

I'm trained in mixed martial arts. I started when I was 14 and did my first competition at 18. It was a grappling competition against all guys a weight category above me, and I got first place.

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

I've got my dreams. I want to be the best fighter on the planet.

I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.

If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.

I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point.

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.

I started to practise shooting more seriously, more than once a week. I wasn't very good at it before, but I got a lot better. I've also become a little bit stronger on the tracks, too, which has increased my chances of success.

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing.

I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.

I can't believe that I'm on the Olympic team.

In 2010, I was ranked top 50 in the deadlift in three different weight classes, and I won my first natural bodybuilding competition.

I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.

I think four Olympics is probably enough. Five Olympics is a long time, but there's nothing wrong with that if I'm into it and I'm healthy and my priorities can fit around that.

My goal is one individual gold. I know how hard it is: you have to have a good day; there can also be some problems with the weather.

When I was in high school I was a super serious athlete. I wasn't fun at all.

I cherished my time playing high school sports.

I'm committed to the fight game.

Youngsters taking up boxing will get a lot of encouragement to do something for the country, seeing my laurels.

A college athlete is going to be competitive. You don't get to that level if you're not.

I felt I was never going to beat Igor Ter-Ovanesyan or Ralph Boston because they were the joint world record holders.