Israel Adesanya Quotes

I'm self-opinionated, and I have a sense of self. I can be brutal with agents and have been.

You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

Never compromise and sell yourself short.

I've never been a conceited person or cocky, never felt boastful, but I always had a sense of self-worth; I always had a real sense of myself.

I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.

At one point, people are going to have to realize that maybe I know what I'm doing.

It took me a long time to realize that to walk around without a certain amount of belief in myself, to walk onto a job with my tail between my legs, wasn't behooving anyone else.

What I wish for myself is that I could be the kind of person who just goes, 'This is what I need,' and doesn't feel bad about it.

I don't think I should be underestimated.

I just feel like I know what I bring to the game. Very confident in what I do.

If I'm too strong for some people, that's their problem.

Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!

I'd much rather be liked because people realize that I'm standing up for myself.

I was taught to be demure, so it was harder for me to learn how to stand up for myself and go, 'What do I want? What are my desires?'

You always have to stand up for yourself.

You have to know your value, demand to be respected, speak your mind, and dare to ask for what you want. I struggle with every single one of these.

I'm not that type of guy that says, 'No, I think I deserve more.'

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

Can't nobody handle me.

I was one of those people at one point who was scared to put my foot down and show where the boundaries were. For me, it's really important to stand your ground and know exactly what you are, where you wanna be, and what you're doing, or else people are gonna try you.

You don't want to sell yourself short.

One of the biggest lessons that we hope to model for several folks, including some of the young women of color who come to me, is the value of understanding your worth, standing up, and demanding the best for yourself and not taking less.

I can stand up for myself.

I'm trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that's not always necessary.

Let a man then know his worth and keep things under his feet.