99 Quotes by Brian Ortega

I've been in so many street fights.

My house always had at least 14 people in it. And one bathroom. So I didn't really want to be home.

I wasn't really a beach boy. I was a city boy, afraid of the ocean.

Not too many people present a good ground game from the bottom. They survive a little bit, and it's kind of boring. But not too many people are attacking from the bottom, hurting with elbows. They don't bring that kind of game because it takes a long time to develop.

I've never met a fighter who said, 'I love cutting weight.'

As much as I dream, I have nightmares.

I liked to pretend a lot. I thought I could be anything that I wanted.

Put on a camera and put on some whatever, and you're an actor. Put me in a cage, I'm a fighter. Put me somewhere else - I'm in an ocean, I'm a surfer. I don't know what I am, I just do it all. And I want to be good at everything.

A lot of people think they need the best training partners, the best gym. I started with Vans, Jack in the Box, and a dream, and now I'm here. You just need to have that work ethic, focus, and dedication.