The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable.
Conor McGregor
You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.
When I say something's going to happen, it's going to happen.
My success isn't a result of arrogance - it's a result of belief.
Life is about growing and improving and getting better.
I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and conquer it.
I wish everyone well, but you need to focus on yourself. You need to stop putting your hand out. Everyone wants hand outs. Everyone wants things for free. You've got to put in the work. You've got to grind. You've got go through the struggle, and you've got to get it.
I'm interested in movement, and I'm interested in money, and I'm interested in the movement of money.
I don't feel pressure in a negative way. I like pressure. I feel excitement and calm at the same time. No pressure, no diamonds. I want pressure: pressure creates drama, creates emotion.
We're the only animal that wakes up and doesn't stretch.
I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to be anyone else.
I believe in believing. My coach John Kavanagh is a big atheist, and he is always trying to persuade people to his way of thinking, and I think, 'What a waste of energy.' If people want to believe in this god or that god, that's fine by me; believe away. But I think we can be our own gods. I believe in myself.
I'm not going to get somewhere and say, 'OK, I'm done.' Success is never final; I'll just keep on going. The same way as failure never being fatal. Just keep going. I'm going to the stars and then past them.
I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas.
Ritual is another word for fear, manifested in a different way.
I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I'm inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.
I am in the fighting game. I don't care about anything else. I don't watch the news, I don't care about politics, I don't care about other sports. I don't care about anything I don't need to care about. This is my sport: it is my life. I study it; I think about it all the time. Nothing else matters.
Life's a rollercoaster. You're up one minute; you're down one minute. But who doesn't like rollercoasters?
My dream is to be World Lightweight Champion in the UFC. Have more money than I know what to do with. And have a great life for my kids, grandkids, and everyone in my family.
My preparation is about precision. It is a science.
I'm just looking to learn, grow, stay focused, and become a better fighter and a better athlete.
If you deserve it, go get it.
I break orbital bones.
The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.
What it's like to be me? You know, it's good to be me. My life is good.
Posture for combat is so vital.
I guess I have a little bit of an ego. I'm confidently cocky, you might say.
I run New York City!
When I am free to train and free to move, I feel like a gorilla in the jungle. Then, when there are a bunch of media obligations, I feel like I have been captured and am being kept on display.
People are so caught in a routine, doing the same things over and over.
Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.
Why go through life if you're not going to challenge yourself?
Nobody is my boss.
I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.
It's good to make your brain work more than your body.
Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I'm an Irish man.
I'm focusing on me. I'm focusing on my family's security, my family's financial security, so that's all I can do.
I have the greatest job in the world. I get paid loads of cash for beating the crap out of people. And I'm very good at it.
People like to blame others. I think a person should just look at their own situation, look around them, find out what they wish to do, and seek and go and do that. And that's it.
There is definitely an addiction to money that I have.
I'll die a crazy old man!
When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.
To do anything to a high level, it has to be total obsession.
I've read a lot of books on the laws of attraction, and in my home, I have a big book on Muhammad Ali, which I've read because he is, like, a hero of mine, but other than that, no, I'm not a big reader.
My family's lineage, we are warriors. The McGregor clan, we are warriors all through. We are famous all through the world for our fighting capabilities of all generations. So I have no doubt that's stood to me and that led me down this path and gave me what I have.
You beat him verbally. You beat him mentally, and then finally, you beat him physically. That's the three ways to beat a man.
I train and I go home, and when I'm home, I think about training. That's my life every day, and that's it.
A good feeling for me is when you train, and then you put on fresh clothes. New clothes after a training session - you have this rush of endorphins from exercise that everybody gets, and then you get that nice feeling of fresh clothes. It's a double whammy.
That's what I do this for, to secure my family's future. I don't care about anything else. I'm able to spoil people, and that's the best thing.
People think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I've trained that way, I've actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. And the knockout shot hasn't come. It's almost because my training has been too hard.
