Being an athlete, you try to get protein.

Look at my face. Does it look like I can take a good hit?

I feel like when I fight it's an art, and Art isn't supposed to be 'nice', it isn't supposed to be liked. It's supposed to make you feel something.

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

That's why I love fighting, because I get to have a big battle every couple months to make up for the little battles I have to forfeit every day

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.

A belt does nothing but hold your gi together. A belt has assigned significance, a belt is someone else saying you're good, you don't need other people saying that you're good in order to be good.