Royce Gracie Quotes

Everybody knows where I come from and how my jiu-jitsu is, training at Macaco Gold Team, but I also work on my striking at Chute Boxe Diego Lima, so I'm prepared on the feet and on the ground.

My uncle used to fight Vale Tudo, and my mother even cornered him in some of his fights.

We fight to prove that our art, Gracie jiu-jitsu, is the best.

Don't care about catch-wrestling. I only care about Jiu-Jitsu.

Yes, I do Jiu Jitsu for a living.

Gracie jiu-jitsu proved to be the best.

There are lots of jiu-jitsu fighters who finish fights and have good MMA jiu-jitsu, but I think I've applied techniques which I can teach other people.

With Carlson Gracie, who saw something in me, I started learning and loved mixing together the martial arts.

I always try and use my jiujitsu to win fights. That's my favorite method of securing victory.

I thought I had the potential to be a better fighter than I'd ever be a football player. Besides, it was something my father always wanted me to do. He told me since I was a little kid I was a born fighter.

Everybody that I fight always avoids jiu-jitsu.

I practiced everything, from my BJJ to wrestling, judo and Muay Thai.

I believe in pure jiu-jitsu. That's what I've done in the past.

I miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.

Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.

When I was 14 years old, I said, 'Mom, I want to fight MMA.'

I'm a jiu-jitsu guy and that's my root.

I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.

My Jiu-Jitsu is very MMA focused. I was not the best striker, and when I considered becoming a MMA fighter I just focused to improve my BJJ.

Jiu-jitsu is something I absolutely love.

I'm an all-around fighter. I do everything. I've got wrestling; I've got Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and I've got striking.

For me, fighting is in the blood, and it's something I grew up doing.

When I came to the United States, I saw a lot of Mike Tyson. I would stay up and watch all of the Mike Tyson fights. A friend here said, 'You got to do Jiu-Jitsu. That's the thing.' I said, 'C'mon, Jiu-Jitsu would never beat Mike Tyson.' So, he showed me the Royce Gracie tape. I was so impressed with the thing.

My jiu-jitsu is very simple and basic.

Nobody has seen my jiu-jitsu, but I have really good jiu-jitsu. I submit black belts.