Micky Ward Quotes

Actually, when I don't have a fight I'm training the hardest because I'm not worried about getting hurt.

A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That's what I learned at Chute Boxe.

As long as I have that support from my team, and I have that confidence in myself that I train really hard, I think there's no one out there who can defeat me in my weight class.

I have MMA strengths, but I need to build on my weaknesses.

I never got into training to be an All-Ireland boxing champ or to win a belt. At the start, I just got into it to learn how to defend myself when I got into situations.

All my skill sets have grown; my experience in the Octagon has grown. I honestly just think I'm getting better with every fight.

I mean, I've had fights with random guys, I drove to fights by myself cutting weight, no corners whatsoever. So I've had a very interesting MMA journey.

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

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

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

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.

Basically, I try to get across my striking, wrestling and grappling, and jujitsu. Every day, across the board, I try to get an equal amount of sessions throughout the week because I need to improve in all aspects of my fighting.

I wanna get myself in such good shape that no matter how much I push myself in a fight, I know that the other guy is gonna be a little bit more tired.

I know I can wrestle a lot longer than I can fight.

What if I could just focus on fighting? What would that be like? What would it be like to take advantage of all the resources this place has to offer? Because you're not doing it when you're cutting weight all the time.

I've got my dreams. I want to be the best fighter on the planet.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

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.

To be a top-class athlete, you have to train hard, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest. I feel the way golf is going nowadays, you have to treat yourself as an athlete.

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

Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.

I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.

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

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.