Lyoto Machida Quotes

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Lyoto Machida

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 30, 1978

Separating your profession from friendship is very difficult.

Lyoto Machida

My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean respect to willpower, self confidence. Those qualities, I think it's very important, not just for fighting, but for any person.

Lyoto Machida

If you lose three or four in a row, people start talking about retirement. They are not used to this sport like they are used to tennis. If you take a look at how many times Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lost, it's all part of the game. Soccer is no different: teams go through bad times and then rise again.

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I think to keep my principles. To keep my principles, I think, is the most important thing. Every day, everyone change. It's normal, but your principle never can change.

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Right after my fight against Luke Rockhold, I had surgery on my left hand. I just took out some fragments from back then. Too many training, and I had some fragments in my hand.

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My father was a very tough guy with me and my brothers. He wanted to teach us a lot of discipline and life philosophy. As I became more interested in martial arts, he started teaching a lot of fighting philosophy and karate philosophy. While he was a tough father, he also knew when to be sweet and show a softer side.

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Chris Weidman is a tough guy; he's well rounded. He's known for being a wrestler. He's very good on the ground. He can knock people out standing up.

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Brock Lesnar is a big challenge for me because he's a big guy: very, very strong, very, very powerful, very, very fast. I like the challenge. Brock Lesnar, for me, would be a very good fight.

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I feel that not only have I been out there promoting my style of karate, but just promoting the traditional martial arts, and it makes me very happy.

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Having your father to help you to get back up is good, but you need to get up by yourself and walk alone. Life goes on.

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In karate, there's a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he's giving me a chance to show my work, so I can't diminish him at all.

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Hard moments can happen with anyone. And these are the situations that you have to overcome.

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If I have a chance, I'd like to fight at 185 pounds.

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I live my life - I walk the right path - but I can't be like, 'Oh, I'm scared of this or that.'

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I have no control of life. I have to prepare myself for any situation.

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My father is a Japanese Shotokan karate master, so I have been training karate with my family since I was three years old. I got my black belt in karate at 13 and got introduced to judo and sumo shortly after.

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Anderson Silva, Georges Saint-Pierre, and Rodrigo Nogueira are some of the top fighters in the UFC among many other great fighters. The UFC has many of the toughest fighters around.

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I eat very healthy all the time, low on fats and sweets and no fried foods.

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In the mornings at around 5:30 A.M., I train karate with my family.

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I'm a real martial artist, my father always taught me that some way I have to train every day, no matter what happens your life.

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