Forrest Griffin Quotes

I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.

I believe that my greatest strength is a deep-rooted, unshakeable trust to never let myself give up.

I was raised, right or wrong, you make a decision and you don't quit. You fight your way through it; that's what you did.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

For most of the people who have a lot of success, it's because they were the ones who didn't quit. It's not necessarily because it was just laid out for them. It won't apply to all cases, but I think it's pretty good advice.

I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I walked off when my eyes began to sting. She said to me, 'You start something and you finish it', and that stuck with me. I'm persistent.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand you're going to have ups and downs, but you need to keep running right through them.

Knowing when to quit is probably a very important thing, but I just am not ready.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

Even in my really bad, drugged-out days, I didn't go away. I still toured, still did interviews. I never gave up the fight. That's why I'm who I am today, because I didn't leave. And I think I made the right choice.

He helps me every day to do my exercises. Siegfried told me once, 'The one who is a hero is the one who can hang on just one minute longer.'

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

I grew up with a marine grandfather. I was never allowed to say 'can't' or 'no', and I was never allowed to back down.

The only way to get through the life I had was just to have a big head of steam and determination.

When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.

I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.

Perseverance doesn't always mean winning and losing. Perseverance means showing up and rising to the occasion and performing.

A champion must be ready at all times.

It takes an inner strength to succeed.

People can say what they want, but at the end of the day, I'm going to keep working on my game. I always know I have things to work on.

The only thing I can do is fight. Win or lose, I'm here every damn time.

You can't give up. If you set yourself a target, you've got to keep on until you achieve it. It's a matter of having pride in yourself.

I just take the fights and do what I love.