Jason David Frank Quotes

I love jiu-jitsu, and I love my team.

I'm just going to do what I always do: train. And when it's time to fight, I go fight.

You train, you fight, you show respect at the end of it.

I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy. One of my teachers always told me I had good power but bad control.

I just want to be a fighter. I just like to win fights.

In the early 2000s, I was introduced to the noble art of kickboxing, it thrilled me, and I loved it. I loved the honour and the discipline, and I also loved the punching.

My father taught me how to fight when I was 5.

The two things I understand best are stand-up comedy and martial arts. And those things require an ultimate grasp of the truth. You have to be objective about your skills and abilities to compete in both.

I've sparred with lots of people and played around with everybody.

I have a black belt and used to compete when I was a kid! I did the Junior Olympics.

I'm a guy who's in there everyday with world-class grapplers feeling that pressure.

I gotta respect our sport, my division, and the guys that are fighting in it. That's what I gotta do.

I love the sport. I love fighting. Fighting is my life.

That's why I liked judo so much right from the start - I got to beat up all the boys.

I grew up as a martial artist, and I'm still a martial artist at heart.

I don't want to talk trash about somebody: I want to prove it inside the cage.

Fighting isn't an ordinary career, so you have to allow your body time to recover in between training sessions.

I've really valued each area of MMA.

I love to fight. Keeping me at home without a fight is the same to offer candy to a kid and then take it away. That's why I'm always competing in other martial arts. That keeps me motivated to train and helps me learn even more.

I think I adapted well for MMA.

You see me. What you see is what you get. You get real martial arts, you get real fighting, you get a real warrior mentality. Some people aren't mature enough to handle it.

I don't box for the attention.

When it comes to fighting and other fighters, I try to be respectful.

As a 4-year-old, I saw two men competing in the ring, and I thought it was martial arts. I asked my parents if I could do martial arts. So, I was 5 or 6-years-old, and I was doing karate and jiu-jitsu. Later on, I started kickboxing. Then, it just progressed. I did a little bit of everything, but predominantly, I did kickboxing.

I will always go for the submission instead of hurting my opponent.