- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lived in Japan for eight years before moving to New York, but I was looking forward to a place like America to change my opinion on things and force me to come up with new perspectives.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young, the constraints of Chinese society and my personal timid and cautious nature both drove me to seek a means to go against control. Gunpowder has an inherent uncertainty and uncontrollability and is an important means for me to relieve myself of constraint.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't know what a 'call sheet' meant. I'd never been out of the country before, but there I was on a ginormous set in Australia with John Boyega and thinking, 'What is going on?' He took me under his wing and broke my fear of being the new kid.
- Conditioned
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.
- Target
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, 240 is my target weight.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
While wrestling in college as a junior, it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but I felt like I was missing something, and so the striking part about MMA, the boxing and kickboxing, was what got me really interested in MMA.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think about being undefeated; I don't think about what people say in the media about me, whether it's good or bad. I just don't think of it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, to make a living off of working out is a dream for me. I don't know, I really can't be in an office and stuff like that. I want to do something that I love, and training, that's what motivates me.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have a hero playing in sports that looked like me.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let me be clear: MMA training is tough work, and every fighter has had to enter the Octagon with aches and pains as well as exhaustion. This is the game.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020