Johny Hendricks Quotes

You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache.

Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn't want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture.

A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.

I'm very focused on what I do professionally, and I'm very focused on my family, and I don't really get too stressed out about what people say or what other people think. In fact, it's not on my radar at all. If there's anything negative, I don't want to know about it. I just do my own thing and get on with my life.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It's something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, 'How did you get to where you're at today? How did you get to where you're running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?'

It comes with experience and learning and knowing the game. It's not necessarily about sticking your chest out and saying, 'I'm tough.'

I don't go crazy when I don't have my best game and say: 'Oof, I've lost my chance, I'm not going to play again.'

I feel like I haven't done the best in environments that aren't conducive to me doing well, and I have to do that. Because times are going to get tough, and I'm going to have to let things slide off my back.

I think if something's wrong with me, I just kind of work through it. That's my mentality.

Your highs can't be too high, and your lows can't be too low, because you have to pick back up and move on.

I have high expectations for myself - as an athlete, as a man, as an individual - and wrestling has helped me build a lot of character knowing that I have to remain humble but also fight complacency.

I always try and be positive, even if I'm not starting games or in the frame.

I know what I am, and what I have to do in my profession, so I can handle the pressure. It's the way I think.

In running, I can internalize that intensity. I can handle it because it's me and I'm coming back in the next race. I'm always ready for the next race.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

I don't lack confidence. I don't sweat. I don't want to get too Zen on you, but I have to run my own race.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.