Alistair Overeem Quotes

I need more fights to get better as a fighter. And I will keep getting better.

I try to get better with every fight - my boxing, my wrestling, my jiu-jitsu, everything.

I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.

I'm developing more as a welterweight and becoming a better fighter.

I try to understand the sport more and more as I develop, and I try to be a better fighter overall and work on everything, not just every aspect, I try to combine it too. I work on it every day, and I try to be a better fighter in every practice.

I want to be the strongest player in the world and score a lot of goals. To do that, I have to improve in every area.

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

It was really difficult being away from MMA because it's been a way of life for me for 13 years. But being on the outside and coaching helps you sharpen your skills because you have to explain what you do, why things work and why other things don't.

Now I'm with the American Top Team, I'm a better fighter, I'm a more patient fighter, I've improved in every aspect.

I love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it's muay Thai or Kali or Filipino stick fighting. To me, it's like college for life.

I am a better running back every time I step on the field. I try to get better each game, each summer, each season.

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical fitness and mental prowess.

As a boxer, you have to put risk in to get to another level.

I want to prove to people who sit on a couch and don't do anything but criticize other people that, if you're a true athlete or martial artist, you're not old until you can't get up and walk around anymore.

You've got to do it all, the physical as well as the skilful.

The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.

When I was a junior and an up-and-coming athlete, I don't think I looked to anyone for inspiration. I was so busy trying to improve myself and learning these new events and learning about the decathlon in general that I didn't really have time to focus on anyone else.

I'm just looking to learn, grow, stay focused, and become a better fighter and a better athlete.

All my skill sets have grown; my experience in the Octagon has grown. I honestly just think I'm getting better with every fight.

The fight game has never been just about winning.

That's what I've learned: you are always to improve whether you are a Hall of Fame quarterback or some rookie.

I've got more mat hours than most of the guys who are grapplers got on the mat.

What wins a fight is training hard, working hard, and that's what I do: Train hard every time. Being pretty or not is not the point.

Being a footballer was about analysing performance, never being satisfied, seeing what lessons you can learn and who you can learn from.

I feel like I'm still improving, still getting better, and I have a lot more to give in this sport.