Jon Jones Quotes

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.

Thinking you're a genius is death.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

Success can set the table for tragedy if the victors are not careful.

The minute you start believing your own success, you're on the road to ruin.

I fell for my own hype. I had too many people saying I couldn't be beat, and I actually fell for it.

You have seen in football that if you start to think you are the 'Special One,' or that you are better than the others, that is the moment when you will be beaten.

When you are too confident, that's when you hurt yourself.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.

As soon as you think you can do whatever you want and you have whatever great professional in the world waiting to work with you, then you are sunk.

I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype.

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

I'm not great enough to be humble.

The more people that praise you, the more there is danger to develop arrogance.