I never aspired to be 2nd. I was taught... you can do whatever you want in this world, so why not be the best in the world? Ronda Rousey More Quotes by Ronda Rousey More Quotes From Ronda Rousey I'm living such a lucky and blessed life and I'm trying my best to deserve it. Ronda Rousey lucky blessed trying People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.' Ronda Rousey martial-arts order people That's why I love fighting, because I get to have a big battle every couple months to make up for the little battles I have to forfeit every day Ronda Rousey battle couple fighting A belt does nothing but hold your gi together. A belt has assigned significance, a belt is someone else saying you're good, you don't need other people saying that you're good in order to be good. Ronda Rousey order people art A loss leads to victory, being fired leads to a dream job..I find comfort in believing that good things can grow out of tragedy. Ronda Rousey dream jobs believe No one has the right to beat you. Ronda Rousey martial-arts beats art If you're fighting with emotion instead of structure... it's always going to be a mistake. Ronda Rousey mma fighting mistake 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. Ronda Rousey mom mind trying There have always been people who have written me off. They're not going away. I use that to motivate me. I'm driven to show them just how wrong they are. Ronda Rousey going-away use people Sports are a metaphor for life. Ronda Rousey mma metaphor sports I'm the most dangerous unarmed women in the world, I've prepared my entire life to be that way. Ronda Rousey dangerous way world When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about it. Everybody was trying to be Miss America, unwilling to go under any kind of criticism, and taking the safe answers. I thought I needed to do whatever I could to get attention. Ronda Rousey mma missing america 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. Ronda Rousey mutants looks past Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious. Ronda Rousey mma taught past Skinny girls look good in clothes, but fit chicks look good naked Ronda Rousey naked clothes girl 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. Ronda Rousey hard-work jobs sports 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. Ronda Rousey careers girl fall Do I ever get tired of being the first female everything? Not really, I just happened to be in a position where the job that I wanted was not really there for me. I had to create an opportunity instead of waiting for an opportunity. Ronda Rousey tired opportunity jobs I've coached doing judo, but I've never coached MMA. I'll have my own coach with me to help me along the way and I can't really fail with him by my side, but I'm a little nervous. Ronda Rousey mma littles way For me, MMA is like speed chess. It's like I'm herding a person into a certain position. Say my endgame is an arm bar. I'm not gonna actually take you and put you there. What I'm going to do is convince you that it's a good idea to move in the direction I want you to go. Ronda Rousey mma ideas moving
