You have to fight because you can't count on anyone else fighting for you. And you have to fight for people who can't fight for themselves. To get anything of real value, you have to fight for it.

The bigger my chest is, the more it gets in the way. It just creates space. It makes me much more efficient if I don't have so much in the way between me and my opponent.

I'm scared of failure all the time. But not scared enough to stop trying.

In MMA it’s a lot less intimidating because it’s not like you get one shot at a title every four years. You get a title shot every couple of months ... With the Olympics, you don’t always have this, so there is so much more pressure involved.

Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of.

The way that I like to fight is I like to paint myself into a corner and so the only way is for me to win.

I'm not a full model like those other girls. Mostly I was surprised that I could hang.