Anthony Smith Quotes

Anthony Smith

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : July 26, 1988

We can all sit around and think about things when they're not going our way. We can blame people and we can point fingers and you can try to make excuses, but the sooner you decide that you're done making excuses and you just want to figure it out, then you've just got to shut up, put your head down, and do it.

Anthony Smith

Chin up, hands down, stance wide, feet flat. That doesn't work. All of that is wrong.

Anthony Smith

Some crazy old lady did this different type of therapy where they attached electricity to my wrist and my forearm and moved it around and was able to catch the muscle that closes the hand and really, she just crushed through the scar tissue.

Anthony Smith

Clearly I don't look like a man with a plan.

Anthony Smith

When I fail, I always bounce back stronger. Every time.

Anthony Smith

Rakic was the one that made me really decide that I needed to put on some size because he was so strong and so heavy. That was the first time I'd ever felt like I just got stuck because someone was stronger than me.

Anthony Smith

When I care less, I'm really hard to beat.

Anthony Smith

I did exactly what I told everyone I wasn't gonna do. I let Jon Jones sit back and be Jon Jones. I guess sometimes you go in there and it's not your night, I guess. But that's just not good enough for me. I don't know, I just couldn't pull the trigger and when I did, I didn't combo up like I was supposed to.

Anthony Smith

Everyone who loses has an excuse.

Anthony Smith

It would be super unfortunate if Rakic kind of gets to sit around and turn down the fights that he doesn't like and then gets the biggest fight available in the division. That would hurt my feelings, to be honest with you, especially being a guy who takes every single fight offered and the ones that nobody wants.

Anthony Smith

My struggles are very First World problems.

Anthony Smith

There's no promotion that's going to bid on an Anthony Smith vs. Hector Lombard fight.

Anthony Smith

I'm not going to obsess over Jon Jones.

Anthony Smith

I found myself sitting at the desk wondering, like, does Conor miss what it felt like to be in the gym and just be one of the guys? Because he's alienated himself from everybody.

Anthony Smith

It's no secret, I've said over and over, Aleksandr Rakic is the toughest guy in the division for me. That's the worst possible matchup in the entire division for me. But it's a winnable fight. I know I can beat that guy. I've been in there with him. I've felt him. I know what it's like but it's the worst matchup in the division for me.

Anthony Smith

I'm a self-motivated guy and I do things because that's how I do it and I want to do the right thing.

Anthony Smith

I've finished two former world champions back-to-back and then the No. 2 contender.

Anthony Smith

I get people out of their comfort zones. I take them to places they don't like to be.

Anthony Smith

If I take your back, for the most part, you're probably just done, that's just how it is.

Anthony Smith

I've been in jail before. None of that stuff changed until I was ready to change. That was it. I don't hide it.

Anthony Smith