Sage Northcutt Quotes

Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.

Becoming an inspiration for kids is great. I want to inspire them to do whatever they want to.

There's so many inspiring people out there.

What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.

In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the first time I said it out loud in front of somebody other than my parents.

The want to improve myself and win tournaments and see how far I go is crucial.

I think about all the kids that look up to me now... Things are possible if you go get it.

My motivation comes from the plays I didn't make.

2017 was crazy when I made the 'Freshman' cover 'cause I looked up to it, and I really wanted to be in it. It was motivation for me after that: I kept on going, and I grinded.

I've made history, I've just beaten one man, who's to say I can't beat more?

Starting should be a goal for every rookie.

You have two choices: You can come down from the mountain and spend the rest of your days thinking it was so beautiful there, or you can create a vision, look upward, see the next mountain, and start the climb all over again.

Iowa truly is a place where if you work hard, dream big, anything is possible.

All you need is the desire, passion, and will to fulfil your dreams!

At six years old, I told my dad that I would be world champion, and on Nov. 26, 2011, I am.

My first goal was to become world champion and I did that against Ricky Burns at 135. Once I conquered that, I set myself another goal and another goal.

I did not wake up one day and say, 'I wanna be famous.' I did not wake up and say, 'I wanna be a UFC fighter.' I woke up and said, 'I want to be successful at something I want to do. I want to fight.'

A dream can be what wakes you up in the morning and keeps you going every day, whether things are going great or not. You have that dream; you have that passion inside you that you keep pushing forward.

Just like in rugby, the pinnacle was playing for the All Blacks. That was always a massive thing. But you never speak it outwardly because it can sound stupid. But if you don't have massive dreams, you might as well stay in bed.

I've always dreamed big.

I'm destined to become the greatest fighter the world has known. If I didn't truly believe that, I would go and teach or do something else.

In life, passion is the secret to success.

I'm always thinking to myself about getting the belt back.

I learned early on the magic of life is having a vision, having faith, and then going for it.

I was a sheet metal worker, then a metal engineer, then a Pontin's bluecoat, then a comedian. You can achieve anything you want if you put your mind to it.