Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Jean Rouseyis an American mixed martial artist, judoka, and actor. Rousey was the first U.S. woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo, which she won at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, as well as the last Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She won twelve consecutive MMA fights, six in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, before suffering her first and only loss to Holly Holm; she won eleven of those fights in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMMA Fighter
Date of Birth1 February 1987
CityRiverside, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I try not to get caught up on how cool I am. That way nothing ever gets done. I'm always thinking about what I haven't done.
Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of.
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.
I really think that this magazine [Sports Illustrated] is a big step in the "healthy is the new skinny" movement.
I grew up with a lot of body image issues - not just about my weight, but I would always see these perfect orb, domed boobs on television, and think, "Mine don't look like that." I thought there was something wrong with me.
Even though I was painted, even though I had on seven layers of paint - to the point that I got a tan, it was as thick as a fabric - I think I felt the most naked because I couldn't cover myself at all. I didn't have to, so I had to be much more open and relaxed.
I think that Floyd Mayweather is the best boxer that's ever lived; like actual technical boxer.
I kind of like to think of myself as the bad girl Olympian that would get kicked out of the Miss America pageant.
Fear of failure is always a driver but the thirst for more is a good one too... So I think you need a little bit of both.
Some people like to call me cocky or arrogant, but I just think 'how dare you assume I should think less of myself'
I like quoting 'Lord of the Rings': 'My list of allies grows thin! My list of enemies grows long!'
The best way to take a punch is to look at it. Honestly. Someone could hit you with the hardest punch that they have, but as long as you see it, it's not going to knock you out. It's the punches that you don't see that knock you out. So you could get tapped with a small punch, but if you don't see it, you're out.
I'm really encouraged by the progress I've seen with what they're doing with the women in WWE, but I feel like there's a lot more than can be done.
I love waking up to Sunday morning pancakes. The whole process of making them, just out in the kitchen together making pancakes on a Sunday morning; that's an experience every girl should have.