Cat Zingano

Life is constantly changing. ”

I feel like every catastrophe in our lives, you remember exactly where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, almost down to what you were wearing. ”

I can't get to the point where my brain is mush and I can barely talk, because my son's life depends on my health. ”

Life is tough, but I'm tougher. ”

I was satisfied with having a couple of fights a year, to enjoy them and have them be part of my training routine. When the UFC came around, it seemed like it fell in my lap. It was like I got so good at my hobby, and now I'm living all these people's dreams who had been working for so many years. ”

I've done what I could as far as getting physically healthy after my knee injury, and I've done what I could to get mentally healthy after losing my husband. ”

To call myself a fighter is to be selfish at times. It makes me resent my opponent. That's motivation I can tap into. ”

Usually, I spar with dudes. When I spar with girls, I worry about how they're feeling, what they're thinking. I care. ”

Sometimes, we find what we want by also finding out what you don't want. All of that is trial and error. Once you're in that pit, the trial and error is important. It's up to us; we've got to keep moving forward. ”

When I stuff things down and avoid it or try to work too hard through something that needs to be addressed, that's when life slaps me in the face, and I get told. I got told to slow down. ”