Jake Hecht famous quotes

What sparked my interest in the combat sports in general was my older brother. I guess older brothers are supposed to pick on their young brothers, but mine took it to a whole new level. He broke my collarbone, broke my rib, and knocked my teeth out.
-- Jake Hecht

#Sports #Brother #Teeth

When I had a boxing match, all I wanted to do was put the guy on his back. That's why I chose to chase after MMA.
-- Jake Hecht

#Mma #Boxing #Guy

I understand boxing has been around for so long, and it's old money. The sport has such a history, I just don't understand how it's even a competition though.
-- Jake Hecht

#Sports #Long #Boxing

My second passion besides fighting is traveling. So, for me to be able to go somewhere like the places I've been is just awesome.
-- Jake Hecht

#Passion #Fighting #Able

I can't wait to continue traveling and do as much as I can possibly do.
-- Jake Hecht

#Waiting #I Can

You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.

If I can slow it down in my mind, things will be fine.

If you trust, you will be disappointed occasionally, but if you mistrust, you will be miserable all the time.

I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.

Boxing is an all year round sport. You never know when they're going to call you, so you got to stay ready.

I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college.

I'm the daughter of two Indian immigrant doctors, and I have an older sister and younger brother, and none of us have pursued medicine as a career. We're all over the artistic side of things.

Bro Snow said I would live to see the time when brothers and sisters would marry each other in this church. All our horror at such an union was due entirely to prejudice and the offspring of such union would be healthy and pure as any other. These were the decided views of Pres. Young when alive, for Bro. S. talked to him freely on this matter.

Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.