James Haskell Quotes

I fight with good strikers every day.

MMA guys, we sparred a lot of them training for KSI because of the wild punches.

When I train for a fight, you roll around, you catch someone in a move, you let them go. You just let go and keep going.

Fighting in the ring or cage is very much different from fighting in the street. Fighting in the street is very much fueled by anger, pride, and male dominance and ego.

In the early 2000s, I was introduced to the noble art of kickboxing, it thrilled me, and I loved it. I loved the honour and the discipline, and I also loved the punching.

I've sparred with lots of people and played around with everybody.

I've always wanted to fight. I love to fight.

Martial arts is something I studied since I was 6 years old.

One of the things I like most about Roufusport is, really, the culture. A lot of times, you're training in fight camps and running and hitting mitts and sparring. Those things get old kind of quick. I like the fact that they allow fun into the room.

I'd turn up to the gym early and just be there, waiting outside, knocking on the door. It was something I thought I was decent at. I enjoyed fighting; it's how I've always been.

I've always been told that if you spar with another man, you try and emulate what a real fight is going to be like. So you go hard. It's how I've always been.

Fighting is different than other sports because you're not competing as regularly.

I've really valued each area of MMA.

Part of my gift as a fighter is being a human punching bag.

I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.

Train hard, get good coaching, and don't forget that its mixed martial arts. Don't get tied into one style of fighting, and focus on multiple disciplines.

I did boxing for three years, and that was very nice. It's a hard but great, great sport. I really love the training aspect of it.

Conditioning is the most important thing in MMA.

I try to get better with every fight - my boxing, my wrestling, my jiu-jitsu, everything.

Now I'm with the American Top Team, I'm a better fighter, I'm a more patient fighter, I've improved in every aspect.

My time of martial arts was traditional.

I thought boxing was stupid.

I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy. One of my teachers always told me I had good power but bad control.

I never fought in my life outside of a ring.

I just want to be a fighter. I just like to win fights.