Sage Northcutt Quotes

When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

My goal is to win and to finish fights quickly.

Defense is my main priority, and offense is going to come second.

When I'm fighting it's just search and destroy.

That's the secret, hit without getting hit.

The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

I always equate wrestling to having been in the Marine Corps.

A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.

When you don't have the ball, you need to be a killer, and you need to be tough. If you do have the ball, you need to feel free and to create things and to play with your head.

Sometimes I feel like my defense is so elite that sometimes my offense gets put on the backburner.

With all my fights, my style is to pretty much put a beating on. I don't exactly like hurting people, but unfortunately that's what we need to do in this game to win.

I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.

Football is like boxing because you have to know when it is time to attack.

One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge.

There are two types of warriors: the one that rides through on his horse and tries to slay everyone, and the sniper. I try to be more like the sniper. Bang. Bang. Bang. Break them down, shot by shot.

I'm a complete fighter and I'm not scared, I'm very willing to use every part of the game to get the win by any means necessary.

If you start throwing eight or nine shots, you're going to get caught - bang - and the fight could be over.

The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.

If you're already in a fight, you want the first blow to be the last and you had better be the one to throw it.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

When someone attacks you, there is always an opportunity, and that's what I look for.

If they're going to foul me, I'm going to step to the line and make some free throws.