Shannon Lee Quotes

My father taught me boxing and showed me what this beautiful sport means.

I was in martial arts starting at the age of 14, and I got my black belt by the time I was 18. Soon after, I was teaching an entire school, with about 150 students. It was unbelievably intense because of the self-awareness part of becoming a black belt.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

Boxing will always be in my life.

When I was younger, I was a bit of a feisty fighter type of guy. That's something my father told me as I was becoming a man: 'You don't go picking fights, but you don't run from any of them.' And I was more afraid of my father than anybody else I had to fight.

Kirkland and Khan are chinny fighters. I am not like that.

By the time I was 17 years old, I already had my black belt.

You see me. What you see is what you get. You get real martial arts, you get real fighting, you get a real warrior mentality. Some people aren't mature enough to handle it.

At the end of the day, us fighters, all we have is respect.

The main thing Karate offers to me is a philosophy of life. The philosophy of Karate is respect and discipline. You give 100% of whatever you do, in every activity.

Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.

A black belt is what you prove to be, but also what it means in your heart.

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.

The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy.

Normally, I've found in my life that the louder you speak, probably, the less of a fighter you are. All the fighters I've had a chance and the honor to serve with didn't pat themselves on the back, were pretty humble men and women.

Fighting in the ring or cage is very much different from fighting in the street. Fighting in the street is very much fueled by anger, pride, and male dominance and ego.

You have to really want to be a Navy SEAL. The passion you need to endure the rigors of training, to become the best of the best... It's admirable.

I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.

I like fighting because it's honest.

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

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

As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.