22 Quotes by Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time. He held the UFC middleweight championship for a record-breaking seven years and was known for his precision striking and exceptional agility in the octagon. Silva’s career spanned more than two decades and he retired from professional fighting in 2020 with a record of 34 wins and 11 losses. (Bio)

Anderson Silva Quotes


Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. (Meaning)

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I think you should try… not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.

A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes (Meaning)

I am not the best, but I am capable of achieving the impossible.

You must have a dragon hidden inside you. When you need, you let the dragon out.

I don’t think I’m better than anyone; I just like to prove to myself that things I imagine can be done.

No one can know what happiness is if you have not gone through the disappointmentOne can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat.

Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection.

If Somebody disrespects me they will pay for it. I promise

I am Not The Best, But I Have The Potential To Be Something Great.

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I believe I can do things people think are impossible.

Behind every champion is a team that prepared him to become that champion.

One can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat.

Things will happen. But you have to believe that nothing is impossible.

If you train 100% the result will be 100%.

I practice the martial arts. I don’t practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the knowledge from the ages.

What motivates me is to be able to do what I love to do . . . fight

Racism, prejudice and discrimination are an inexplicable collective stupidity

I’ve already done everything there is to do. Now it’s just a matter of doing what I love to do.

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I’m just dying to return to the Octagon and do the thing I most love in my life. That’s what I want right now.

When the guys test for the steroids, they should have no more fights.

I started in this sport at 12 years of age and the goals I set was to be among the best and be the world champion.

― Anderson Silva Quotes

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