Joseph Benavidez Quotes

I used to cry on planes. I don't anymore. It probably took almost a hundred agonizing flights to get there. Now, when I take off, a smile quivers on the corner of my lips.

If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience.

What's important is that a customer should get off the airplane feeling, 'I didn't just get from A to B. I had one of the most pleasant experiences I ever had, and I'll be back for that reason.'

I believe that anyone who flies in an airplane and doesn't spend most of his time looking out the window wastes his money.

We play a very violent sport, and sometimes it leads to a lot of emotion, a lot of testosterone getting built up, and it comes out in various ways.

Knowing that guys are out there improving and trying to take it to that next level, that gives me fire to improve my play and work on these little things that can keep me from dominating a game.

Building and sustaining tension is always my priority, so home entertainment provides challenges to that.

Travel is always connected to music, as with travel, we explore the world, and by listening music, we explore ourselves.

In a fight, you don't need much context for drama. You watch a fight, and that's it.

It never is a boring fight with me fighting.

Travel is a combination of the personal and the emotional.

I need guys who are dangerous to go out and have my best performance.

On my first flight, I don't know if maybe it's a function of time, or if I was less stressed on my second flight, but just being able to tell what part of the planet we were flying over by the reflected light coming through the window - that was pretty special.

'Basra' is high on content, but a good dose of action sequences will make it edgy and pretty dark as well.

When you put your helmet on and you're in the race, I find that's just everything there is in the world.

We always play better when we play with emotion.

I still look forward to doing things I've never done before. But the fear beforehand is always worse than the actual moment. Leading up to it, especially before the match, is when the butterflies are at their worst. But in the match, the creatures - my fans - fuel me. They're a huge superpower for me and my survival.

When you have to pass through a couple of kids with Uzis on your way out of Jerusalem, you don't forget those images. Getting out of your comfort zone is healthy. It's one thing to hear about how things work in other countries, but it's another thing to be there.

I'm not a troublemaker. People say, 'You got into a lot of incidents.' Yeah, but it was on the basketball floor.

It's just funny because I think a long time back I was not a fan favorite at all, and now people have followed my journey, have seen the struggle and the perseverance I've had, and they can relate to that.

Anytime I play another rookie, there's that extra edge.

When I'm in the ring with somebody like Puma, it really forces me to level up and rise to the top of my game. It's sometimes just face-melting, the kind of stuff that he can do.

I found out how I missed tennis through the period I didn't play. It was a difficult time to watch girls playing on the TV, me sitting on the sofa with the hand in a splint. I find out then how I love this sport.

Any time you go into the playoff game everyone's adrenaline is high and tensions are going, stuff like that.

I'm always staying motivated because, as training camp goes on, practices become more intense, harder, and shorter. It's a mental thing, too, not only physical - you have to stay mentally sharp and stay focused on the task in front of you.