Ronda Rousey

I am often asked if I could have ever envisioned achieving all that I have accomplished since I stepped into the cage that night. People are often surprised to learn that the answer is unequivocally yes. Everything that has happened since that first exchange is exactly what I had in mind when I executed that first exchange.

Don’t focus on what you can’t do. Focus on what you can.

It took me years to embrace the sacrifices and the pain as a satisfying part of my process.

She had me stay after practice and work on drills. Whenever I pointed out that no one else’s mother made them stay, she simply informed me, ‘Champions always do more.’

If you can’t dream big, ridiculous dreams, what’s the point in dreaming at all?

Everyone wants to win. But to truly succeed—whether it is at a sport or at your job or in your life—you have to be willing to do the hard work, overcome the challenges, and make the sacrifices it takes to be the best at what you do.