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I never aspired to be 2nd. I was taught... you can do whatever you want in this world, so why not be the best in the world?

Ronda Rousey

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Ronda Rousey
Age: 54
Actor
Judoka
Martial Artist
Mixed Martial Artist
Professional Wrestler
Santa Monica
California
Ronda Jean Rousey
Aspired
Mma
Taught
Whatever
Best
Never
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I knew that I liked what I was doing, that it was what I wanted to do for a living, and that the profession didn't really exist so much. So I had to create it.?
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I think that going on any reality show is not good for your mental health because you behave differently when you are being watched, and you constantly have an extra bit of awareness of what's going on all the time.
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If you're unwilling to leave someplace you've outgrown, you will never reach your full potential. To be the best, you have to constantly be challenging yourself, raising the bar, pushing the limits of what you can do. Don't stand still, leap forward.
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If I could have had everything exactly the way I wanted, this is how I would have written it down. Win all my fights in the first round, then go to the UFC and headline a show, and have it as a pay-per-view and at home. People's dreams don't come true like that.
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I'm going to retire undefeated. I'll take everybody out one-by-one then go on my merry way
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