Ken Shamrock Quotes

I am a fighter and it's what I do, what I live for.

What looks better with that 'Ultimate Fighter' plaque that's on my wall? That belt. I'll tell you what, I won't stop until I get it.

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

If you don't have any fight in you, you might as well be dead.

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong.

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

I just have to keep working hard.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.

I consider myself a very driven and intense fighter.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write.

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.

You want something? Go get it with single-minded devotion.

You have to be committed or you fall behind, lose out.

I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

I'm really diligent; I have a really militant side of my personality that comes out in areas of work. I'm very motivated, you know?

As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.

As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.

I guess I'm just a natural warrior.