T.J. Dillashaw Quotes

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.

I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty.

I understand what training camp is for. It's needed. It's necessary, so it's just one of those things that you have to put yourself through and it makes you better. It gets you in good shape, so it's necessary.

I train seven days a week. I'm mentally and physically prepared for any situation that I might be thrown in, and that's what puts me in the upper echelon compared to other Knockouts.

I am used to training 10 to 12 sessions a week, so I have the physical and mental endurance that comes with being an athlete.

I train like an animal in the ring. There's nobody that can beat me because I train hard for everybody.

What you see is what you get. I'm the real deal. That's why I can step into the ring after having many months off and not have any rust. I'm still working out, stretching.

I train almost every day. It's like work.

I've been training like an Olympian.

I am always training because I love it.

Anybody can be fit. But you have to be patient. Give your body some time to adjust.

I train for one-and-a-half hours every day in order to keep my energy level high.

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

Let's face it: fitness is boring. But it's critical to be extremely dedicated to whatever you decide to take up to achieve a desired result. There's no way you are going to get there without dedication, which is the key for me.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

For me a day without training is like a day without eating.

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical fitness and mental prowess.

Many of us in the jockeys' room are wasting to ride many pounds below our natural weight, but all the while you are doing that, you also want to ensure that you are as strong as possible so that you can give your mount every possible chance in a race.

It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine.

I just loved being in the gym. It was tough at times. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but I'm glad I stuck with it.

With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't.

The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.

The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I start off as a performer.