Jose Aldo Quotes

I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.

My father is a trainer. From childhood, I would watch him train and kick and punch.

Wrestling school was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. It just killed me.

As an athlete, I'd average four hours a day. It doesn't sound like a lot when some people say they're training for 10 hours, but theirs includes lunch, massage and breaks. My four hours was packed with work.

Boxing has been great for me because it's, like, my new sport, so it's something that I can get better at.

I train about six days a week. I'm training at the same intensity as I did when I was playing football. I've done it for my entire life, and I love it.

When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles.

The way I train, the way I spar, I'm out of my comfort zone every single day, and you can see the result in my fights.

I'd turn up to the gym early and just be there, waiting outside, knocking on the door. It was something I thought I was decent at. I enjoyed fighting; it's how I've always been.

I box two to three times a week. I don't like going to the gym because it's boring. I really like boxing because you have to combine concentration and imagination. I feel like I'm actually learning something that's useful.

I breathe martial arts every day of my life.

Hard work and training. There's no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best.

Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it, because it's not an easy thing to do.

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.

Anybody can have this body if you do enough sit-ups and you just make a decision that 'Every day, I'm going to work out.' There are some days that I just don't feel like doing it, and I don't. But more often than not I get up and I get on the treadmill that I want to shoot and just do it. The first 20 minutes are the hardest.

People who are fit are the same as anyone else. The only difference is their level of commitment. If looking good and being fit was easy, everyone would do it! Most people don't want to put in the work or make the sacrifices needed in order to be fit.

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.

I got into shape because I took kick-boxing lessons every day to prepare for a fight scene with Taylor Lautner. I really wanted to lie down and eat Chinese food, but I kick-boxed every morning and ran. If someone was filming you with your kit off, you'd do the same thing.

My trainer is with me all day. We train before I come to work, and then I just keep training all day.

My clients train hard. They don't scream or throw weights - they just push hard, trying to get more out of themselves than their bodies want to give, trying to walk that terrible, beautiful line between controlled aggression and all-out insanity.

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.

I learned Tae Kwon Do and gymnastics and I have a trainer.

You're wrestling seven days a week for four months straight. It's a great way to learn.

I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you're willing to work for it.