Nick Diaz Quotes

I'm always prepared for five, six rounds. I train hard. Sometimes it's over quickly, but you have to be prepared for every round, always respecting your opponent.

I'll focus on my training, no matter who I fight.

I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much.

To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

We ignore noise, and we really just to try hunker down on preparation, our practice, and going out and trying to play our best games on Sundays.

Take a martial art that you enjoy. Don't worry about the end result; just enjoy getting up and going to training. And there is no right martial art to do. They are all good.

I wanted to look like Mike Tyson. But then I started to realize, in a twelve round fight, you must be patient.

I'm always open to suggestions. I'm open to opportunities. Whether I take them or not, I don't know. And I would only take them if I weren't training, if I didn't have a fight scheduled. I really want to keep my focus on fighting. That's where all these doors are opening up from anyways. I don't want to lose sight of that. I love fighting.

I'm a martial artist, and I don't train because I have a fight; I train because it's my lifestyle, and I'll train every day if I'm not hurt.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.

You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.

I don't think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

I think of the important things: how to prepare, how to practice, how to prepare to practice.

I have a talent for coming up with an analogy about martial arts training for everything. It's because training to improve your martial arts skills and training to step into a cage and fight another person teaches you a lot about... everything.

Being patient has made me a more precise fighter.

To be able to perform at a high level, to be able to do things that no other fighter can do, you have to practice it. And the only way you can practice is by sparring, by fighting another man.

I'm definitely a reps guy. I'm definitely a mental guy, so when I'm out there and I get the opportunity to practice, it means the world to me.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

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.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

I train hard, but having a fight on the cards so often gives me targets and focus.

In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your preparation; you can only control your performances.