Aljamain Sterling Quotes

The left paw has done me well over the years. I'm not a scientist, I'm a martial artist.

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'd turn up to the gym early and just be there, waiting outside, knocking on the door. It was something I thought I was decent at. I enjoyed fighting; it's how I've always been.

If you don't know what the hell the martial arts are, why are you a judge?

For me the more important thing is fighting. You know, training, fighting. The sports side. I didn't choose my media life.

That's why I think that I have a big advantage, because I work on my striking a ton, but I don't forget about my wrestling, what brought me to the dance.

I was in my junior year of high school and I had been playing soccer and basketball almost my entire life, and I wanted a change of pace. I wanted to do something more, something different. That's when I found an MMA gym about 45 minutes from my house and fell in love with the idea of becoming a professional fighter.

I'm a martial artist. I've boxed all my life. I work out. I studied Hwarangdo, which is a Korean style.

I love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it's muay Thai or Kali or Filipino stick fighting. To me, it's like college for life.

Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.

I'm a martial artist, and I don't train because I have a fight; I train because it's my lifestyle, and I'll train every day if I'm not hurt.

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.

I do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.

I trained as hard as I could, I ran as much as I could, I sparred hard, I did everything right. I did everything I could possibly do at the age when I could fight. You have to be realistic; you can't say, 'Oh, I am smarter now, older and I can punch harder.' You think you can, but you can't.

I'm committed to the fight game.

I believe in my power and boxing skills.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

Actually, I have never been a great fan of martial arts competitions. Not even when I was training martial arts myself.

You only get one chance to fight in the UFC, and while you have the chance, you might as well take it.

At the beginning, my dream was to become a world-class boxer, but then I stepped into MMA. And when I stepped into MMA, it was to have fun. I reminded myself of what was the purpose, of what was the goal: to have fun.

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

I got trained in kick-boxing and mixed martial arts. I enjoyed the whole process so much, and I'd love to do more action films.

Boxing is not a bodybuilding sport, plain and simple. Your body isn't going to win a fight.

I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.

It's MMA. I'm a complete MMA fighter. I expect everything. I'm ready for all of it.