Nikki Bella Quotes

I think footwork is one of the most important things to becoming a great fighter. That's where everything starts.

A huge part of Irish dance is balance, which is so good for any kind of combat - just being aware of your body.

My background in gymnastics, martial arts, and dancing has translated very well in the ring.

One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.

I was a professional fighter for a while, and I trained in martial arts for seven years, so I think that kind of helped form a base for me as far as dancing.

My training in martial arts was kind of a crash course in how to look like a black belt. I know the moves of a black belt - my kicks, and my stretches, and my punches and all that.

I was a judo player as a kid, and I think a lot of the concepts in judo as a kid played over. It influenced my style and has been a center point of what I do.

We do a lot of twisting and turning in our training. Those types of moves really help get the body moving and make sure we're staying agile, which is so important in the ring.

I've got a lot of power in my kicks.

I do a lot of kicking practice and passing, and it has made a massive difference.

I'm really good with fighting with my feet.

I studied martial arts before I studied dance.

I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

I was a dancer for fifteen years, and I think a lot of what dancing gives you crosses over so much into anything to do with fighting, martial arts, anything action.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

I spent the whole first year of my career just on my legs. If you have good legs under you, then you can punch. Anybody can stand and throw their hands and look like an idiot. If you actually want to learn how to punch, you have to work on being balanced on your legs and feeling your legs under you. Feel the ground.

From the age of seven, I basically started practicing my hand-eye and foot coordination, balance, strength, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness three days a week until I was about 15.

For me speed and power is the most important thing on the footy field as well as agility which I work on everyday.

Dancing really teaches you to be aware of your body, and that transitioned well into wrestling.

I've got more mat hours than most of the guys who are grapplers got on the mat.

Fight prep, boxing, cardio, stretching. It's almost like dancing, you have to learn to dance and keep practicing it.

My coach would push us off the balance beam and teach us how to fall. That helps with your body awareness, your air awareness, but even the training I had in cheerleading, gymnastics, bodybuilding, nothing prepares you for what you go through in the ring.