Joseph Benavidez Quotes

Joseph Benavidez

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 31, 1984

Everything happens just like it's supposed to happen; you've just got to roll with it and keep moving forward.

Joseph Benavidez

I never compromised my integrity by playing a character. I didn't tweet anybody something crazy. I was just myself, kept winning and stayed ready. I didn't sell my soul.

Joseph Benavidez

Persevering is a fight. That's what a fight is. You face something, you persevere through it, you meet it head on.

Joseph Benavidez

I lost and I didn't die. I still had my health, family and people who loved me.

Joseph Benavidez

I've realized that I can't control what the hell everyone else is gonna do. People are crazy. People want different things.

Joseph Benavidez

I think there's no one out there more deserving of a title shot than me.

Joseph Benavidez

Our first job is to go out there and fight - not to do backflips or have a mustache.

Joseph Benavidez

I knew I had to just keep believing, never lose sight of my purpose. As a fighter, you need to be delusional in a way. It keeps you going.

Joseph Benavidez

For me... I feel like gratitude has really helped me to keep perspective on everything. The gratitude of doing what I get to do. The gratitude for my everyday life. The gratitude for simple things.

Joseph Benavidez

When the UFC announced that 125 tournament, I remember thinking, 'Finally, this is my spot.'

Joseph Benavidez

I love crying. I pick movies to go see with the intention of crying.

Joseph Benavidez

Life is crazy. It goes in directions that you could never guess.

Joseph Benavidez

Taking punches to the face at six in the morning, it's funny to hear that but, like, I'm grateful that I'm capable to do that.

Joseph Benavidez

My wife... so grateful for that. Nothing can be bad - going home and having someone making you feel like the best every day.

Joseph Benavidez

Dominick Cruz is a great opponent, he has an amazing style.

Joseph Benavidez

When I say I wasn't a 'meant to be' guy, I've almost been jaded in the sport, where I don't believe in anything.

Joseph Benavidez

It makes you not believe in anything, when you do every single thing you can do right, and then there's still some way to mess it up.

Joseph Benavidez

You're always going to want to beat a person that beat you, just to prove you're better.

Joseph Benavidez

I want to fight as much as I can.

Joseph Benavidez

One person I lost to at 135 was the champion at the time, Dominick Cruz.

Joseph Benavidez