Brock Lesnar Professions : Professional Wrestler Born : July 12, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 47 quotes by Brock Lesnar Professional wrestling is in my blood. I may have second guessed it in the past, but I know it now. Brock Lesnar motivational wrestling past Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get, the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be good at everything. Brock Lesnar good me work time It takes some balls to live life to the fullest. Brock Lesnar live some live-life life I thought I was gonna be a farmer. Brock Lesnar farmer gonna thought I was always fascinated by strength. Arnold was an idol of mine. Brock Lesnar idol mine always strength I'm not a very good yes man, and I'm not very easily controlled. Brock Lesnar yes very good man Life for me has always been about timing, and it was bad timing for that disease to hit me; it was time to exit stage. Brock Lesnar bad me time life You get so brainwashed. You're on the road 300 days a year, and that's why guys get so messed up. This life becomes a part of them. It's not real, but some guys who are still in the business think it is. Brock Lesnar road you business life I don't want to ever intentionally hurt someone, because it is pure entertainment. Brock Lesnar someone entertainment hurt want My strength is my wrestling, but I don't focus on it as much. I try to focus on a lot of different things like knees, elbows, submissions, and submission defense - just a lot of different things. Brock Lesnar try things focus strength There are lots of risks, but without risks, there's no reward. I think the reward is bigger than the risk. Brock Lesnar reward risks think risk I'm a big believer in living out your dreams and facing your fears. Brock Lesnar your dreams living your-dreams I've never turned down a fight in the UFC. Even when I was champ, I never turned down a fight. Brock Lesnar even down fight never I'm always staying motivated because, as training camp goes on, practices become more intense, harder, and shorter. It's a mental thing, too, not only physical - you have to stay mentally sharp and stay focused on the task in front of you. Brock Lesnar you stay-focused focused training One match that really sticks out for me, there's a bunch of matches with all the guys that I worked with. For me, when I got in the ring, I approached it as being real because I was a real character. I didn't have a gimmick name; I didn't have a gimmick finish. Brock Lesnar name me real character Looking at me now, it might be hard to believe that I didn't even have hair in my armpits when I graduated from high school. I guarantee you I was the last guy to go through puberty in my class. Brock Lesnar me you hair believe I'm a prize fighter. Titles don't pay bills. I fight for money. I'm making money. They're making money. Everybody's making money. That's what this is all about. Brock Lesnar fight fighter making-money money I felt like I was cheated out of my career in the UFC. In my mind and in my heart, I never lost to a foe. I never lost to an opponent. I lost to diverticulitis. That was my opponent that beat me. A lot of other people might have other thoughts about that. Brock Lesnar thoughts me heart people I wasn't happy at the career I was at and wanted to try something else, and so I tried fighting, and it's working out pretty well. I set my own schedule; I have my own training facilities. I'm not traveling as much, and I'm at home every night. Brock Lesnar training home happy night I had a great run with WWE. WWE gave me great visibility. I met my wife there, and I got paid a lot of money; it was just my time to go. I sensed it. I was smart enough to leave. That's the bottom line. Brock Lesnar me wife money time Similar Authors Andre the Giant professional-wrestler Bob Backlund professional-wrestler Bo Dallas professional-wrestler Billy Graham professional-wrestler Dean Ambrose professional-wrestler Don Muraco professional-wrestler All Authors