Lyoto Machida Quotes

I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.

I never expected to become an actor at all. You can do anything you put your mind to it!

Pursuing your dreams involves you accepting where you want to go. Don't allow anybody else to talk you out of things or discourage you from doing whatever you want to do. You can hold on to your dream and never pursue it or you can start pursuing it. If you can see it, or if you can envision it... it can happen.

Make a wish with all your heart and chase every dream you have. Only you can reach your goals. No one else can achieve them for you

When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push myself harder. And if at the end of the day I don't have it, then I don't have it, but at least I'm going to put myself out there. If I fail, I'm going to fail terrifically.

Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.

I encourage everyone to become their dream. Most young people get sidetracked and never end up doing what they really set out to do.

I want to push myself. I'm always up for a challenge.

I set some lofty goals for myself and I think you have to.

I want to prove to myself and everybody else how good I can be, and I'm willing to work as hard as I need to to achieve that goal.

I just want to keep working hard. I just want to keep improving myself. And I just want to prove people that I can play in the real game.

My dreams are who I'm racin wit but you can see I'm pacin it so that I'm always chasin it.

Whatever you do in life, don't give up on your own dreams.

Never let anyone take away your dream.

If you have goals and the stick-with-it-ness to make things happen, people will feel threatened by you, especially if your goals don’t include them. They believe that if you take a piece of pie, then that leaves less pie for them. Seeing you follow your dreams leaves them realizing that they’re not following theirs. In truth, there is unlimited pie for everyone!

If you have a dream don't let anyone talk you out of it.

If you have a dream, you can achieve that dream, you can achieve that goal. You just gotta go for it. But it also lets you know, that there is a price to pay.

You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Don't let anybody say you can't do it.

Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can't do something themselves, they are going to tell you that you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period.

You can determine what your future holds based on how much time and energy you spend working on yourself now. Find out what it is you want, and go after it as if your life depends on it. Why? Because it does.

I know i can, be what i wanna be, if i work hard at it, I'll be where i wanna be

The greatest single human gift is the ability to chase down our dreams.

I have always believed that anybody with a little guts and the desire to apply himself can make it, can make anything he wants to make of himself.