Ronda Rousey Quotes
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It's your purpose to leave the world better than how you found it.
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I don't shy away from any questions. I'm not scared of any question. I'll give you an answer. A lot of people are scared of having actual opinions out there. People are so scared of criticism I'm not scared of people disliking me.
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There was a long time I had no job security, no options and no education.
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My one fear is failure and that's one fear I have to face all the time. Yes, it's uncomfortable to be scared but I'm finally comfortable being uncomfortable.
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I kind of like to think of myself as the bad girl Olympian that would get kicked out of the Miss America pageant.
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Reality TV is set up to make people entertaining. A good person with values and principles is not good television.
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Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.
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Being an athlete, you try to get protein.
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For girls it raises your testosterone, so I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight actually. Not with like everybody, I don't put out like a Craigslist ad or anything, but if I got a steady I'm going to be like 'yo, fight time's coming up.
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I thought that I was mutant somehow. I eventually realized that I have a very natural look, and that's what God gave me, and I'm proud of it. It was kind of a way for me to get past that as well.
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After I did the swimsuit issuе, I knew that I wanted to do it again.
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I get asked that a lot and I always go back to my mom's, 'No one has the right to beat you.' I take that to every venue that I'm in. She would say, 'Someone has to be the best in the world, why not you?' I always try to keep that in mind.
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Even though I was painted, even though I had on seven layers of paint - to the point that I got a tan, it was as thick as a fabric - I think I felt the most naked because I couldn't cover myself at all. I didn't have to, so I had to be much more open and relaxed.
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Everything happens for a reason.
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Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of.
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Strong and healthy is the new sexy.
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When you shoot nude, you always find a way to, like, cover yourself up in a way. So you really don't feel like you're truly naked because you're still covering yourself.
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That I happened to fall into a career that no other girls wanted isn't surprising to me. I wanted something that didn't exist, so I had to create it.
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Don't doubt, don't stop... The only 2 things that can stop you is to stop working and start doubting.
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Sports are a metaphor for life.
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The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I was lucky enough to go twice, but most people only get one chance. And in judo you can train your whole life and it’ll come down to a split second: You can lose everything or win anything.
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Even before I was a fighter, I was a daddy's girl.
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My first injury ever was a broken toe, and my mother made me run laps around the mat for the rest of the night. She said she wanted me to know that even if I was hurt, I was still fine.
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Some people like to call me cocky or arrogant, but I just think 'how dare you assume I should think less of myself'
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Everyone wants to win. But to truly succeed - whether it is at a sport or at your job or in life - you have to be willing to do the hard work, overcome the challenges, and make the sacrifices it takes to be the best at what you do.
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When you're doing something like body paint or a nude shoot, you're making yourself very vulnerable, and you're really trusting people to really take care of you and make sure everything is very professional.
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It was a very bold step for Sports Illustrated, and a lot of people are taking notice. I want it to be so normal that people don't even notice anymore.
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I think that Floyd Mayweather is the best boxer that's ever lived; like actual technical boxer.
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If there's a camera on me or off me, it's roughly the same, just a lot less energy.
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I'm not a full model like those other girls. Mostly I was surprised that I could hang.
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