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" Always try to reinvent myself; never try to stay the same person, because that's how people figure you out. "

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" Wrestling and kickboxing, like martial arts, combine a handful of skills. They're really an art form. "

" All my jabs, they're all different. I have a million different jabs. "

" I didn't need the belt to validate me. "

" I guess I'm crazy. If everything was easy-peasy and green lights all the time, it'd be kind of boring. "

" I'm like a tree. My leaves might change color, but my roots are the same. "

" I respect my competition. "

" I thrive on chaos and difficult situations. I guess that's who I am. "

" I used to fight with hate. There's been a lot of aggression in my past growing up and stuff. That's because I was hurt myself. "

" It's all about me, no matter who I'm fighting. "

" That's what I want to do when I finish fighting - build urban farms and learn how to become a farmer, because that's what I wanted to be when I was a little girl. "

" Sometimes when you push something or you force something too much, the progress doesn't happen the way it should. "

" All the scars on my body, all the bumps and bruises, all the muscles - that is a story of everything I have done. And it's not just my story. My ancestors who came before me gave me this vessel to sculpt and mold. "

" I come from a place of lots of turmoil. "

" I just wish there were a little more peace in the world. "

" I feel like we have a duty as fighters to try and be a better example. "

" I was kind of a loner growing up. "

" There's a process to everything. If you fast track or make shortcuts in any way, and you get too much of one thing, you're just out of balance. "

" I've always felt that I was a star. I always knew that I am a star. "

" I learned that love is a much more sustainable energy to draw on than hate. "

" Everybody's one fight away from getting a title shot if they step in on short notice for somebody. "

" I think there's a lot of mental instability in this whole country. "

" I think it's important to inspire other people to try and do things that people discourage you to do. "

" When you want to be a fighter, you have to give it everything you got. MMA just became who I am because of the amount of work I was putting into my training. It all starts in the gym. The hours turn into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months; it's like school - the more time you spend learning, the better you'll be prepared for a test. "

" Me being the best in the world, it doesn't mean that much to me if I'm not a good person at the end of the day, if I'm not setting a good example for other people to be better to each other. "

" Fighting causes you to face life head on, because you could end up seriously getting hurt, and you could hurt somebody else. It causes both people to face the reality that we are fragile beings, but it doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves in the process and punch each other in the face and have a good time. "

" There are so many variables that go into a fight, you shouldn't waste your time worrying about the other fighters. "

" It's great that mixed martial arts allows people to still be in touch with their animal side and duke it out in a cage, but I think it's important: we're still nurturing beings, and we should still have compassion for each other. "

" I'm successful every day because I look in the mirror, and I'm happy with who I am. "