Conor McGregor Quotes

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

I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.

I was just such a quiet kid. I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.

I feel like if I ever got into some sort of rumble on the street, I will actually be able to defend myself.

I'm quite strong for a girl. I studied karate growing up - I'm a brown belt - and me and my sister used to beat the crap out of each other.

People can't stand the fact that, yes, we were models, but now we can kick anyone's butt in the ring.

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

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

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 thought boxing was stupid.

Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports.

Martial arts should be part of every girl's education.

I grew up doing martial arts, and I'm a second-degree black belt.

You have to be super focused when you're boxing. After I've done a few rounds, I feel as if I can conquer the world.

Boxing has been great for me because it's, like, my new sport, so it's something that I can get better at.

I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old.

I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.

Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance, but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win.

When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.

As soon as I get time, I want to start to do some fight training. I tried a little boxing once with my personal trainer back in L.A. - it's such a good workout, and it's a good skill to have, especially in my industry, since sometimes you have to do stunts and fight scenes.

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.

When I was younger I did karate and martial arts, and I think it's really cool for girls to have those kinds of abilities.

I've got a tidy chin and a decent punch. And, for people who think they can fight and are champions, I'll make it extremely hard.