Caroline Buchanan Quotes

I thrive on physical confrontation. It's a competitive juice in me. I'm always going to have that in the back of my mind. So whether I'm 49, 59, 69 or 109, I'm always going to think that I can go out and compete.

My aggression out there is my weapon. I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.

I have a street mind. My whole mindset when I first got to the NBA was, 'I'm bringing that street to the game,' and, 'I'm going to be the hardest guy on the court; I'm going to be the hardest guy on the planet.'

When I put my helmet on, I'm ultra competitive, talking trash.

I grew up in a rough neighborhood, so I fought a lot. Even when I was wrestling, if I lost a match, I always thought, That guy would never beat me in a fight.

When I'm out there, I play with a chip on my shoulder regardless of the situation.

I like to be nervous, as I push myself harder.

My first reaction to any fight opportunity is yes, just out of instincts. That's why I'm in this sport.

Every time I touched Ronda, connected a punch, I wanted more and more. That's why the fight was so fast. Every time I connected, I felt that she couldn't take it, so I threw more and only stopped when it was over. But it was good.

I have always tried to live football from a survivalist perspective.

I started racing BMX when I was five years old. I followed in my brother's footsteps, and I was a little tomboy. When I came into the sport, there wasn't many women. I raced with the boys; I looked up to the boys, and all my mentors were boys.

People that I fight, they can tell you that I'm different and I'm hard to get to.

Sometimes, against the underdog, you can lose because they want it more. It happens to every team.

Boxing is kind of like football in that you test each other's desire to be there.

It's important for girls to feel strong and powerful even when they're playing sports.

If you get into an armbar and someone locks it down on you, it's easy for you to tap out, but sometimes dealing with certain things, fighting through certain adversities, and being that I've been in some of the toughest situations in life, it just gives me an edge on my opponent that I'm going to torture him and beat him up.

I am aggressive only on court.

It's quite strange, because off the field I'm quite shy, quiet, prefer to watch a bit of TV at home, but get me on the cricket field I like it all kicking off.

In college, practice is draggin'. Coach goes, 'Oh, hey, go on over there and start a fight with one of the linebackers.' Okay. So I'll go and start a fight with one of the linebackers... It's just an attitude that really developed in me, and now we just amplify it times 100 and make sure everybody understands what I do and what I'm about.

There are guys that you look at and you want to really bowl at them or bat against them, certain guys who really get your juices flowing.

The NBA is always looking for tough kids who aren't afraid of the moment or the guy they're playing against.

I'm always supportive of my brothers who have the guts to step in the cage. Pro wrestling is dangerous but it takes a special kind of courage to lock yourself in a cage that wants to do you harm.

I'm a fight finisher.