I think people relate to the person who gets knocked down or maybe has to come from behind and get that victory. Miesha Tate More Quotes by Miesha Tate More Quotes From Miesha Tate Failure isn't failure unless you just stop with that. Miesha Tate mma Make sure you are doing something you love to do when working out. Nobody likes to work, so when you do choose a workout, make it something you enjoy doing. You won't stick with it if you hate it and if it feels like work. Find something fun. Miesha Tate workouthatefun You always have to try to move forward with a positive connotation in the future. Miesha Tate mmatryingmoving What feeds a fighters soul is victory. Miesha Tate mmavictorysoul Gradually work your way towards the hard stuff. That will help you avoid injury and you'll be most likely to stick with it. Miesha Tate sticksstuffway Make excuses to work out. Go for walks and enjoy scenery. You'd be surprised how many calories you can burn during the day if you just make an effort and become more aware. Also remember to start slow, don't go into it too hard if you are just starting. Miesha Tate effortwork-outremember I've been fighting for nine years and in the beginning there was a lot of backlash and non-supporters of women fighters. We could never find many women fighters and when we did sometimes we were put on the card for the wrong reasons. It was frustrating. When I'd go train in gyms, it seemed like the guys at the gym were skeptical and didn't think I was as serious as they were because I was a woman, but today things are different. Miesha Tate fightingyearsthinking I think we've broken a lot of barriers and kind of shattered our "glass ceiling" that was there for women. There are so many great fighters and we've proved a lot of people wrong. A lot of the times our fights are the best fights on the card. Miesha Tate glassesfightingthinking I train twice a day and I make sure I eat right. I'm an avid tea drinker and I enjoy the benefits of drinking MateFit. It gives me energy, speeds up my metabolism and helps me shed excess water weight. I also do everything from MMA sparring to strength and conditioning. I make sure to do a combination of different things with my training. Miesha Tate mmaaviddrinking If you weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t matter what you said or didn’t say. That’s why you’re getting this attention. Miesha Tate mattersaidattention Holly Holm went out like a champion. I have so much respect for this woman. Miesha Tate sports I hate the stereotype that women who fight are 'butch' or 'wannabe men.' It's nice to be able to embrace being a beautiful, strong woman. Miesha Tate womanwomenbeautifulmen I know the first thing I want to do when I come back from a loss is to get in the gym and get better. Miesha Tate betterknowgymloss I like that I'm in shape but still look like a woman. I don't feel like I've had to give up my femininity to be an athlete. I feel good about my body because I work hard every day, and I still look and carry myself as a woman - a strong woman. Miesha Tate daygoodmyselfwork I've been wanting to be sponsored by some kind of hair product for a long time. I have a lot of hair, and it goes through a lot in my training camps anyways, so having some kind of great hair sponsor would probably be awesome for me. I'm kind of hard on my hair, but I think I have nice hair. Miesha Tate greatmetimelong I would like to learn more about what I can do for my hair, because I think I don't really know; my poor hair is suffering because of my lack of knowledge. Miesha Tate thinksufferinghairknowledge I added a new strength training regimen in my training, and I feel like I've become a much stronger, more dynamic athlete. That makes me much more dangerous against anyone. Miesha Tate feelmetrainingstrength I'm training at Phase 1 Sports in Las Vegas, and it's a very high-end training facility for a lot of top-level athletes. I have been able to add a lot of power and the endurance to keep that power going. I've always been powerful, but the muscle conditioning I've been able to add has been a tremendous amount of help. Miesha Tate trainingpowerfulpowersports I feel like I'm evolving quickly with my confidence, physically, just everything. Miesha Tate feeleverythinglikeconfidence It's called 'Fight Valley,' and it's my first feature film. I just dove in and did the best I could. I don't think I'm gonna win any Academy Awards on this one. I had fun with it and hopefully will get more opportunities like that. It's about two sisters, one poor and one rich, and one goes into underground fighting. Miesha Tate fightbestwinrich
