I might take a little time off from school to train. I'd be a totally different animal if I trained full time. Sage Northcutt More Quotes by Sage Northcutt More Quotes From Sage Northcutt I wanted to study to be a petroleum engineer and get my engineering degree and fight in the UFC at the same time. But unfortunately, to be the best I can be at the UFC, I needed all focus to be there, and more focus, also. Sage Northcutt fight best focus time There's always going to be people saying negative and positive things. If you let all that into you, and you're always contemplating that and thinking about that, I'm sure that can get to you. I try not to do that. Sage Northcutt you positive people thinking Words are powerful. Sage Northcutt words powerful I think that we all got to have respect for each other. And we could all be more careful with the things we say. Sage Northcutt say things think respect I feel the power in words that you can turn into reality. Sage Northcutt words feel you power I never underestimate anybody. Sage Northcutt anybody never underestimate The UFC offered me a fight against one of the Top-10 fighters named Demian Maia. I believe he was, like, No. 2 at the time. They obviously believed in me to think that I could face one of the best guys in the division. Sage Northcutt face best me time It can be kind of difficult because of the workload I have at Texas A&M, so I have to find time to study as I pursue my major, but also to travel and compete and train hard for my fights to come in the UFC. Sage Northcutt be-kind difficult time travel I'm always looking to go out there and finish my opponents as soon as possible so I can stay safe and protected. Sage Northcutt stay looking go i-can I would like to be the youngest UFC world champion. I believe I can accomplish that. Sage Northcutt champion i-can believe world Georges St-Pierre - he's so awesome. It was very great getting to roll around with him and getting to train with him. He's so nice and so friendly, and he's very humble, too. Sage Northcutt great nice humble train When I was nine years old, I was on the cover of 'Sport Karate' magazine. Sage Northcutt magazine old karate years I was at my house, and me, and my brother, and my sister were kind of just playing around. And I was like, 'I wonder if I can twist this apple and rip it apart?' So I was playing around, and I did it, and I was like, 'Wow, that kind of takes a firm grip.' Sage Northcutt me sister i-can brother I started working out and doing martial arts when I was about 4 years old, and I was competing by the time I was five or six. So my mom and dad had me doing push-ups and sit-ups from a very young age. Sage Northcutt me dad age time By the time I was 4 or 5, I was doing 250 push-ups and sit-ups a day. When I was 6, we bumped it up to about 500 push-ups and sit-ups a day. Some days it could even be 750 or 1,000. Sage Northcutt some doing day time Typically, when someone gets a choke on me, I have a pretty strong neck. It's usually hard to choke me. Sage Northcutt someone me hard strong I'm always pretty much smiling. Sage Northcutt smiling much pretty always Knowing what God has in store for me - it gives me hope. I kind of feel like God's warrior, pretty much. God's weapon. Sage Northcutt feel me hope god The more fights I have in the UFC, the more people I meet, the more opportunities I have to make an impact. Sage Northcutt meet opportunities impact people I feel like I have goals that I set, and I try to accomplish those goals, so no matter what room I step into, I know the direction that I'm wanting to head. Sage Northcutt goals step feel matter
