Robbie Lawler Quotes

You really can't worry about stuff you can't control... You need to focus on getting where you need to be and not worry about what could have been and what should have been.

I don't need to do all the trash talking. I try to do it with my fists, my knees, and my feet.

It's all about getting better and controlling the things that you can control, which is getting better day to day.

Even in the losses, I always saw glimpses of something that kept me going.

I've been through a lot of ups and downs. Just willing to get back up and grind every day to try and get better.

I'm looking forward, that's all, I'm not looking backwards.

What I've learned from those losses... Priceless.

It's about falling down and getting back up.

It's all about... getting back up and getting back to work and striving to be the best you can be.

I did a lot of smoker fights and fought pretty much every week since Pat wouldn't let me fight until he was sure I was ready. I was also boxing and so I had 30 unofficial fights or more of those.

The sport in 2000 wasn't as big as it is now [in 2008].

Get back up when you're knocked down.

A lot of military kids make a lot of moves but I only made the one, so it wasn't really an issue for me.

I also watched boxing all the time and Tuesday Night Fights on USA and just kept hitting my heavy back in the garage.

I just try to keep getting better every day, and that's all I can do.

I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.

I did start wrestling after I moved to Iowa, I think in the seventh grade. It's really a part of the Iowa culture so it's hard not to do it if you like sports.

I had never thought about being a professional fighter but meeting Pat [ Militich ] and the guys just pushed me in that direction.

I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.

I lived in Iowa for pretty much the rest of my life, but I just moved to St. Louis and opened up a gym and MMA training center.

I'd always done martial arts I was always interested in fighting.

You don't really realize the effect those things have on you when you're growing up but then when you look back you can see how they molded you.

Adidas is one of the biggest companies in the world. To have a company like that, a mainstream company, a major sports company, to say they want me, it's awesome.

If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals.

I just worry about myself. I'm just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I'm gonna still be me.