Mohamed Bamba Quotes

Confidence applied properly is the path of genius. You must always be in a state of confidence. And the way you sustain a state of confidence is by testing yourself. Difficult quagmires that may occur; there's always a test. You have to seek them out. You constantly have to test yourself to prepare for these quagmires. That's why I always put myself to the test.

John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.

I have days when I go to the gym and I can't push that 315, but then I look at my video of me benching 6 reps at 315, and I know I did do that. That wasn't a dream. That wasn't some weird fantasy. So I know that next time I'll go in and I'll do that.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

I didn't think I was so tough until I did 'Champion'; then I was a tough guy.

I love overcoming challenges and fear.

You can't listen to every little thing that's bad or good said about you. I always used that - whenever I heard it, I used it as fuel to motivate me, man. That's how I was raised, whenever I came up.

It's really amazing when you discover how strong you actually are and what you really can accomplish.

You can always be stronger.

You are stronger than you think.

I just want to be the best. I haven't been in an all-out war. That doesn't mean I'm not the best.

If somebody wants me to do something I've never done, I can do it more easily because of all of the years of sports I've played.

I enjoy competing, and I love to get out there, and I feel like I could compete with anyone in the world, and it took me a long time to get like that.

I feel like I'm a mature fighter, I have what it takes between my ears and in my heart.

I've learned that I'm a lot stronger than I thought I was.

You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher.

I feel like I get better every fight.

I'd be lying if I said there weren't times when I hadn't lost a little bit of confidence. But the people around me, close to me, were the ones to tell me I'd been playing slightly differently, not as confidently as I had been.

I can handle more than I ever thought I could.

I always thought I'd end up at a small school and have to play my way up to what I thought I could be. But no, I've always had confidence in myself. That was never a thing. It was just whether or not colleges or coaches felt that way about myself.

I think skateboarding is hugely challenging - it teaches you self-confidence, it teaches you self-motivation, and it can be something that helps you throughout your life.

She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life.