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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
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Most people focus on the wrong thing They focus on the result, not the process. The process is the sacrifice it's all the hard parts - the sweat, the pain, the tears, the losses. You make the sacrifices anyway. You learn to enjoy them, or at least embrace them. In the end, it is the sacrifices that must fulfill you.
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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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It's your purpose to leave the world better than how you found it.
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As an athlete you're taught to be selfish. When I'm training, it's usually all about me.
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Whenever people call me the first female this or that, it doesn't make it more special because no one in front of me wanted the same job. I've always wanted weird stuff and enjoyed things differently than other girls.
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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 thought that I was mutant somehow. I eventually realized that I have a very natural look, and that's what God gave me, and I'm proud of it. It was kind of a way for me to get past that as well.
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When you shoot nude, you always find a way to, like, cover yourself up in a way. So you really don't feel like you're truly naked because you're still covering yourself.
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I'm going to beat Alexis Davis then take a nap
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The reaction has been amazing because there is no woman that could look at these covers and not be like, 'That's what I could look like,' or, 'I pretty much already look like one of these chicks.' It really makes beauty seem so much more attainable to people.
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I'm not a full model like those other girls. Mostly I was surprised that I could hang.
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