Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible. "
Robbie Lawler
Possible
Damage
Fighter
Related Quotes:
" Everyone likes different things. Not everyone's the same. Not everyone runs their mouth. Not everyone can fight. "
Robbie Lawler
Everyone
Different
Same
" When you're on a roll, you want to stay busy - you want to keep that momentum going. "
Robbie Lawler
Stay
Momentum
Busy
" When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited. "
Robbie Lawler
Came
Excited
Just
" My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level. "
Robbie Lawler
High
Level
Pocket
" I expect greatness out of myself. "
Robbie Lawler
Out
Myself
Greatness
" If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals. "
Robbie Lawler
Sports
You
Look
" My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going. "
Robbie Lawler
Job
Done
Fight
" Sometimes spectacular things look really great, but when push comes to shove come fifth round, the basics, fundamentals and technical aspects are going to come into effect. "
Robbie Lawler
Basics
Look
Push
" Everyone's got an opinion, and not all of them are good ones. "
Robbie Lawler
Everyone
Good
Got
" There wasn't much money in this sport when I started, but I didn't get into it because of money. I loved to fight, and I loved MMA. "
Robbie Lawler
Loved
Started
Money
" I didn't care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don't concentrate on what everyone else was saying. "
Robbie Lawler
People
Myself
Care
" I'm just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it's all about being more strategic and looking for a way to get a finish. "
Robbie Lawler
Time
Looking
Finish
" When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up. "
Robbie Lawler
Class
Enthusiasm
Got
" Who am I to say anybody can't do what they want to do and create their own destiny if they believe in something? "
Robbie Lawler
Say
Create
Believe
" When you're coming up, and you have Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Jens Pulver and Pat Miletich, Jeremy Horn to train with and compete with - guys that have fought in Japan, all over the world - and you see these guys every day, you just embrace the grind and get after it: you have no choice but to succeed. "
Robbie Lawler
You
Succeed
Train
" I want to knock people out. "
Robbie Lawler
Knock
Out
People
" I'm not just a guy who can knock people out. "
Robbie Lawler
Knock
Guy
Who
" Even when you lose, you get better. Sometimes when you lose, you win. "
Robbie Lawler
Sometimes
You
Win
" I'm glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don't have to worry about what other people expect out of you. "
Robbie Lawler
You
Own
People
" I know you can't fight forever, and there's only so long you can do this. "
Robbie Lawler
Long
Only
Forever
" I'm not gonna tell any man what he should do in life. "
Robbie Lawler
He
Life
Should
" I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top. "
Robbie Lawler
Goals
Top
Thinking
" I just train hard and worry about the things I can control. "
Robbie Lawler
Control
I Can
Just
" I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts. "
Robbie Lawler
Want
Showcase
Out
" You can only stay at a high level so long before you need to rest your body. "
Robbie Lawler
Long
Rest
You
" In college, I tried to start wrestling as soon as I could and when it was available to me, as I loved competing, and then got into MMA under Pat Miletich, where I was able to sharpen all my skills and develop into a true fighter. "
Robbie Lawler
Loved
Me
Start
" I was a huge Mike Tyson fan, would sit through the night watching boxing matches and would hit the bag at every opportunity I would get. "
Robbie Lawler
Boxing
Night
Opportunity
" Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time - that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn't looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge! "
Robbie Lawler
Fight
Good
Time
" No one ever wants fight of the night. Every fight I've gone in, I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit - they're highly trained, and I just can't get them out of there, so I get fight of the night. "
Robbie Lawler
Sometimes
Grit
Fight
" I'm a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards. "
Robbie Lawler
I Love
Cards
Fan