Urijah Faber quote on making his own destiny

 

Urijah Faber quote: I'm a doer, I don't have time to sit around and enjoy my work.

Urijah Faber on staying grounded and humble

Urijah Faber notes that MMA teaches humility and that translates into being a grounded person:

"It's easy to stay grounded when you're in a sport that reminds you all the time that you're just a regular dude."

Urijah Faber on Living the Dream

Urijah Faber in his book The Laws of the Ring:
Living the dream is simply a form of living out your passion, of making that passion gradually, through persistence and effort, a central part of your life.

Urijah Faber on Passion, Limitations, Persistence and Creativity

If someone is on the ledge ready to commit suicide the man to call is Urijah Faber. Faber is a very passionate, positive, motivational, and inspirational figure in mixed martial arts. No matter what's going on he finds a way to see the bright side of it and lives his live with a highly positive mindset.

Urijah Faber on Success in Business

UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber has been able to parlay success in mixed martial arts into success within the business world. It all stars and ends with passion for Urijah Faber, and in the middle is a lot of hard work:

- I've always been fearless when it comes to having business ideas and going after them.

- I've had a mentality that I can do anything, I've never put limitations on myself and it's just a way of thinking that I think has allowed me to do a lot of stuff in the business world, because if I feel like I have a good idea then I'll run and try and make it happen and work hard at it and find complimentary business partners and stuff like that. So that's kind of how the business side of things has happened for me: the gyms, management, clothing, real estate, it's just saying, "This seems like it might be an opportunity", and not being afraid to go after it.

3 MMA books worth checking out

These three books are worth checking out for any mixed martial arts fan:

1. The Way of the Fight, Georges St-Pierre

Georges St-Pierre is not only one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time due to his skill and hard work, but also his brain. He is highly intelligent and generously shares his secrets to success in his book The Way of the Fight.



2. A Fighter's Mind, Sam Sheridan

In this book, you really get into what makes a fighter tick and be successful. Samuel Sheridan interviews and gets great information from people such as UFC legend Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, Greg Jackson, Ricardo Liborio, Marcelo Garcia and more. Very valuable and insightful information.



3. Laws of the Ring, Urijah Faber

Reading this book you realize that Urijah Faber is one of the most positive and inspirational people in mixed martial arts. He is the type of person you want to surround yourself with and in this book his gives tips and information on how you can incorporate your passion into your entire existence. In essence how to truly be living the dream.

Urijah Faber: I always follow my passion, Follow my heart

 

Urijah Faber on his passion and heart:

I've never been a huge planner, I'm not a guy that's always trying to chase down security. I always follow my passion, follow my heart.