Jose Aldo Quotes

Train hard, fight easy.

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

I have a talent for coming up with an analogy about martial arts training for everything. It's because training to improve your martial arts skills and training to step into a cage and fight another person teaches you a lot about... everything.

You need to prepare for every fight.

I train really hard for each and every fight. I never take anyone lightly.

Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp.

When I was competing in Muay Thai I used to fight every month.

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.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.

Training for a fight is never easy, regardless of the opponent.

That's how fighters get better. They watch film, and they work on what they need to work on.

There's always going to be people talking so you just have to focus everyday and be the best fighter you can be in the Octagon on the day of the fight.

From the very beginning, every time I trained for a fight, I didn't train to beat the guy I was fighting. I trained to beat Anderson Silva.

In MMA, all of these coaches are doing their best.

Martial arts, when I do martial arts, it's more of a life type of training.

The cut made me hate the process of getting ready for a fight. I was focused on how to make weight instead of how to beat my opponent.

If I do consider fighting, it won't be until after the Olympic games in 2020, and then from there I'll reevaluate, see if it's something that would be a realistic option for me.

All I can do is make sure Demetrious Johnson does the best he can on fight night and goes out and wins his fights.

I think I'm one of the hardest-training fighters in the world.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

When I'm training for a fight, I'm not the same person that I normally am when I'm at home. I'm always thinking about fighting. I'm doing it day in and day out. Pretty soon, my personality starts to change. My temper's a little bit shorter, I don't have a lot of patience for a lot of things.

If I could have had the opportunity to be a full-time fighter while I was one of the best in the world, what could I have done then?

I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.

I train great outside of camp but then once camp starts, it's just a constant weight cut.