Jon Jones Quotes

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.

Don't worry about me. Worry about the next man. If you see me in a fight, don't help me. Pour honey on me and then help the bear. Don't worry about me. I'm Dorothy Bowe's baby boy. I'm going to be all right.

I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.

Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.

I want to do the best I can and let everyone else worry about legacies.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.

I am not struggling. What I do, it is what I do.

The song 'Wolf Eyes,' I wrote because I felt like I was such a kitten. I want to be more of a wolf. I want to be stronger and more independent. I sort of wrote the song for that.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

I don't fight for anybody else besides myself and my family, so therefore I win.

I basically built myself up and I'm not about to let somebody else tear me down.

I'm very realistic about who's coming to my defense. I am my defense.

As a person, I learned that I could push myself.

It's a very unique feeling - to be that strong and unbreakable. But I'm working towards it.

Nobody is going to love and honor your dreams like yourself. It's really not looking for someone to be your superhero but for us to save ourselves and to really understand that. I've been at the lowest of lowest of my life, and it took that for me to realize that I want to do better and to be better.

I grew up at a park, and everybody was always for themselves. I was the smallest, so I had to find a way to get my own rebounds, and it always translated throughout my whole career.

I do feel like I have set out a path of my life to never again be too small or too weak to protect the people I love.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.