Lyoto Machida Quotes

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

I don't have any reasons to be disrespectful or throw anybody under the bus.

God loveth not the speaking ill of any one in public.

I think golf can be one of those places where we act and we hope that people act as we would like them to act all the time.

I never liked to say any trash talk about anyone, and I never go low on that level.

You have to respect your opponent.

Sporting behaviour means fair behaviour. This is the player's task, not the referee's.

We will respect all our opponents, as we always do.

I don't want to talk trash about somebody: I want to prove it inside the cage.

Golf's a gentleman's game. So it's all about integrity and you cheer on other people, and it's kind of different from other sports where you just want to beat everyone.

I would never say anything derogatory about another actor even in my sleep.

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen.

I never say bad things about my opponent.

I respect my competition.

The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

You've gotta respect everybody. If they race hard against you, you've got to race hard against them. It's very simple; if there's respect both ways, there's no problem.

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.

The interesting thing is that everyone in golf is just nice. You learn a lot about people playing golf: their integrity, how they play under pressure.

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress.

I don't think you should go around talking trash about people because I think that's how you get your hat handed to you.