Machida Lyoto Quotes & Sayings

If you gave up, you've already lost. If you keep going, you get to a new level. — Lyoto Machida

I was thinking Im going to die but I'm not going to tap — Lyoto Machida

Nothing consoles like the blues. — Hanif Kureishi

To be happy is very important to do a great performance because you have to be comfortable; your mind has to be clear. — Lyoto Machida

If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle. — Lyoto Machida

Every time you achieve a dream, you must set another one. Because that will strengthen your path. Or you will become dead, because if you have no dreams, you have no life. — Lyoto Machida

I believe a lot in what I do and in my work. I believe in me. — Lyoto Machida

I won't be happy unless I finish Lyoto Machida. — Chris Weidman

No one's gonna sympathize when we crash, they'll say you hit what you head for, you get what you ask. — Ani DiFranco

It's not a defeat nor an obstacle that is going to get in the way of our dream, my dream continues, the journey continues — Lyoto Machida

I'm just a regular guy that had a dream and ran for it. — Lyoto Machida

When I fight I try to empty my mind ... I only see that moment, nothing else matters. — Lyoto Machida

If you have a dream in your life, go ahead it's possible, go ahead — Lyoto Machida

Songs consecrate to truth and liberty. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

My philosophy is the same as a Samurai: To hit without getting hit. — Lyoto Machida

There's always pressure but I change that pressure into motivation. — Lyoto Machida

Leaders are usually a reflection of the people they lead. How can a leader be moral if his people are immoral? — Awdhesh Singh

The pressure is always there ... I just have got to go out there and enjoy my moment and do my best. — Lyoto Machida

The uncomfort zone is very important for us ... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if you feel comfortable you must search for the discomfort, don't look only for the easy way. — Lyoto Machida

Meditation plays a big role in my life. Meditation fortifies my spirit, improves my focus, my desire. When I fight I try to empty my mind. It's called Mushin. When I don't see anything around me, I only see that moment. Nothing else matters. that was how I was taught to live. — Lyoto Machida

You can have talent and strength, but the most important is determination. — Lyoto Machida

Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to accept what comes and remain calm. — Lyoto Machida

He's a complete fighter. He has some flaws, of course, but he has a good stand up game, good takedowns and a good ground game. He's a complete fighter, and that makes him dangerous. He hits hard, but I believe I can stop him. I believe I can finish this fight earlier. I'm not underestimating him, but I've learned a lot in my past fights. I have learned a lot in my fight against (Chris) Weidman, so it's likely that I will finish this fight before the fifth round. Whatever it takes. I'm training hard on my grappling skills and my striking, so I want to finish him with a knockout or a submission. — Lyoto Machida

The main thing Karate offers to me is a philosophy of life. The philosophy of Karate is respect and discipline. You give 100% of whatever you do, in every activity. — Lyoto Machida

I try to clear my mind of everything, I try to think of nothing. I just let my body act, the body can take control and do what it's trained to do. — Lyoto Machida

This is one of the toughest divisions and I'm going to be champion. — Lyoto Machida

This is a racist and imperialist war. The warmongers who stole the White House have hijacked a nation's grief and turned it into a perpetual war on any non-white country they choose to describe as terrorist. — Woody Harrelson

I have to accept everything ... I will be back strong. — Lyoto Machida

The Samurai always has to rise and move on, because new challenges will come. — Lyoto Machida

The good point is when you combine excitement and calm together. — Lyoto Machida

So . . . suddenly there were no tapes of The 1948 Show. It was no more. It was an ex-series. — John Cleese

I never fear my opponent, for me he only represents a new challenge to conquer. — Lyoto Machida

I use discipline and focus as my greatest weapons. — Lyoto Machida

You have to walk and believe that you can find the light. — Lyoto Machida

When you buy a gallon of gas, over 60 percent of the energy you pay for goes out the radiator in the form of waste heat? That's why you have a radiator in your car in the first place. — Wilson Greatbatch