Frank Shamrock Quotes

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Frank Shamrock

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : December 8, 1972

You have to remember, I had come from a pretty hard life. There was all this abuse and everything else, so the idea of fighting for sport was pretty heavy. Fighting to me was about fighting for your life, you know.

Frank Shamrock

I'm the first guy to jump on somebody and pick a fight with them, at least verbally, I try to do it with some class and respect.

Frank Shamrock

Only guys who fight for a living know what it's like to be hungry and beaten and tired, mentally, all the time. The average person has no understanding of what that is and what that could be.

Frank Shamrock

I think this sport can change a lot of things. It changed my life.

Frank Shamrock

I let my talking happen in the ring.

Frank Shamrock

Nick Diaz brings it every single time and I bring it every single time.

Frank Shamrock

I've always had trouble with long guys because as a shorter guy I have smaller explosive movements and a lot of long guys I can get trapped inside of them.

Frank Shamrock

It's so much fun to be competitive amongst champions and champion trainers.

Frank Shamrock

You saw what network support did for Strikeforce when Showtime came aboard. You saw what Spike TV did for the UFC when they came aboard, because the UFC was dying before Spike came along.

Frank Shamrock

My kickboxing coach Maurice Smith is one of the best ever.

Frank Shamrock

I've been pioneering for this sport since before there was weight classes and gloves.

Frank Shamrock

I don't think the Hall of Fame has any credibility unless I'm in it.

Frank Shamrock

Every time you get hit in the head, time slows down just a bit.

Frank Shamrock

I want to fight until the body says 'no.'

Frank Shamrock

What mixed martial arts is being marketed as is not the truth. We're not a bunch of idiots in a cage drinking beer all the time. It's a lifestyle, but it's a positive lifestyle.

Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock knows what he's doing.

Frank Shamrock

The truth is, I have nothing to gain from ever fighting anybody.

Frank Shamrock

I like Cung. He's a good guy and a good martial artist. He doesn't sell a fight very well, but he looks great and he fights hard. He definitely fills two very important requirements for building a fight.

Frank Shamrock

I am a professional martial artist, and I am a professional fighter.

Frank Shamrock

Mixed martial arts chose me. After all the trouble I'd been in, it felt really good fit to find a discipline to train and build a community around my goals.

Frank Shamrock