Holly Holm Quotes

Holly Holm

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 17, 1981

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

Holly Holm

Fighting is a very emotionally draining sport. I don't want to waste time on drama beforehand.

Holly Holm

Some people feel stronger in their 30s. I'm 34. I've noticed I do feel stronger now than when I was 24. But I'm also more sore in the mornings. If I have a bump or a bruise from practice, it takes me a little bit more than just an ice bath to get rid of it. At the end of the week, my body's ready for a day off.

Holly Holm

I think sometimes in life we rush and only later look back and say, 'Wow, that was something pretty cool that I did,' and we realize we should have been more aware while it was happening.

Holly Holm

There's days in training where everything flows and days in training where they don't. You just pray that doesn't happen the night of the fight.

Holly Holm

I think you can get so mentally beat by kind of working yourself up too much.

Holly Holm