101 Quotes by Israel Adesanya

Kids will tell me 'oh I want to be like you when I grow up,' you know. I just thought 'nah, don't be like me, be like you,' because first of all they don't really know me but second of all I understand what they're trying to say but I just let them know - be like you.

I am a very persuasive man.

I was an oddball in kickboxing because of my style. I'm different. I'm fleet-footed and I understand how to move and work the system.

I'm like the only Kiwi that can fly, I'm the one with the biggest wing.

I don't really take punishment from fights; the punishment is from the training, from my teammates.

Aang hits the Avatar-state and he has this unlimited power. He enters into a flow state, you know, he's in the zone. That's how it feels for me sometimes when I'm fighting.

I just want to fight and be remembered as the best, who fought everyone and beat them. Then the money, the numbers, the records, they all chase me.

I fought probably 23 or 24 times when I was over in China, in a year.

I don't focus on anyone but myself.