Tito Ortiz Quotes

There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game.

When you fight in the UFC and train with the guys that I train with, you learn that there is always still a lot of work to do.

I love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it's muay Thai or Kali or Filipino stick fighting. To me, it's like college for life.

Martial arts is a life journey. One of the things my teacher taught me a long time ago was that everyone's path to the mastery of a certain system is different. Some people's path is a very direct route, where others might wind back and forth if you are injured or something.

I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what's out there. To really be in tune.

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more skillful than today. This is never-ending.

Martial arts was really the first thing in my life that I followed through on and accomplished a degree of proficiency for.

I'm going to get better and better. You never stop learning in this game.

I am working hard to keep making progress, to always improve.

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

It is not a secret that I want to get better every day with every game.

You have to want to improve all the time.

I try to understand the sport more and more as I develop, and I try to be a better fighter overall and work on everything, not just every aspect, I try to combine it too. I work on it every day, and I try to be a better fighter in every practice.

I'm always focused on constantly developing.

That's something you work on Day 1. You never stop your route.

I briefly studied martial arts in college and realised that I might not be a great fighter physically, but it gave me mental strength and boosted my confidence.

I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.

Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I've worked on, it's part of me.

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.

Practise things you're good at. Keep on top of things you're not so good at, but be world-class at your best. Never think, 'I'm very good at this and that, I can leave those for a bit.'

I think I always just want to get better at whatever I'm doing... Always strive for excellence.

I have MMA strengths, but I need to build on my weaknesses.

I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.

I kind of lived by the code of 'I'm going to be a hard-working guy.' And no matter how successful, there is something I can do better. That's kind of the drive I live on.