Urijah Faber Quotes

The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win.

I played a lot of sports when I was a kid so I get in that ballgame mindset of being really, really respectful, but at same time saying to yourself, 'Don't back down a single inch, hang with these guys if you can.' If they throw it high and tight you have to stand in there, you can't take yourself out of that moment.

If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.

I believe in my abilities as a fighter.

You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.

The advantage I have over every other fighter is my mentality.

The most important thing is to never give up, never give in to circumstances, believe yourself, and to soldier on, no matter what's in your way.

There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

Never let the negativity get to you. There are gonna be a lot of people you have to plow through, but as long you believe in yourself, that's all that matters.

I take none of that to heart. I don't feel like there's anything that I need to do for anybody else. I want to win bad enough for myself anyway, that nothing anybody can say can make me want to win any more.

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.

I've always been a fighter - it's always been a part of my personality.

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

We're stronger than we realize.

I think that major championships are as much about attitude as they are anything else.

Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

When you go against the best... a lot of series are won on fear factor or the non-belief. When you have that non-belief, then you have no chance.

You enter strong and you exit strong, and you're going to be OK.

A fighter, a real strong fighter, should always look dignified and calm, and I believe that any expression of aggression is an expression of weakness. A strong person will not be nervous and will not express aggression towards his opponent. He will be confident in his abilities and his training; then he will face the fight calm and balanced.

Some players aren't able to show their ability in Europe, but some players can - I think the most important quality in the successful players is that they are mentally strong.

On any given day, I know on any given day I can beat anyone else and knock out anyone else out.

I feel like I'm a mature fighter, I have what it takes between my ears and in my heart.