Randy Couture Quotes

I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was the best player. But I know when I see him again, I'm going to be ready for his curve ball. Failure is a part of success.

When you lose, it motivates you to go again.

If a man didn't make mistakes he'd own the world in a month.But if he didn't profit by his mistakes he wouldn't own a blessed thing.

Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.

In life you are going to make mistakes, you're going to fall down, but it's the getting up that counts. Just like in baseball: you'll get a few hits, but most likely, you'll strike out more than you'll get on base. But don't quit. Find your focus, relax, take a deep breath and give it a good swing

How many people are completely successful in every department of life? Not one. The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities.

Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.

Success is made of 99% failure.

No one likes to fail. But we mortals do not become champions without effort and discipline or without making mistakes.

Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.

Every time you quit, someone else gets your prize. Every time you make a mistake, you get closer to yours.

I'm very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes.

There’s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But don’t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what you’re doing, it will show.

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

I remember my mistakes more than my success.

Fact: From quitting smoking to skiing, we succeed to the degree we try, fail, and learn. Studies show that people who worry about mistakes shut down, but those who are relaxed about doing badly soon learn to do well. Success is built on failure.

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure.

Success is ninety-nine percent failure.

It's not OK to fail. It's that things can fail and absolutely will go wrong - just keep trying, keep trying, keep trying.

Failure is a fundamental factor of success.

I've failed hundreds of thousands of times.

The success or failing in one competition doesn't define you, and that is one thing that any sports would teach you.

We Don't always succeed in what we try, certainly not by the world's standards, but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most.