Lex Fridman: belief

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…I’ve always been right there, always fighting for position. I always– Look, I mean that I just always had this thought in my head. My grandfather always told me, “A dog that latches onto that one weak spot always wins.” It’s the same with a fighter. When you’re fighting on pure instinct, you feel your opponent’s weakness. You know where they’re weak, and you have to keep pressing right there. For example, let’s say I’m fighting Conor, right? His strengths are his striking, his timing and his speed, his boxing. Why would I stand and strike with him? What am I supposed to do? I have to put pressure on his weak spot. So that’s what separates the fighters who reach success, the highest level of success, and become the best of the best. They know how to find an opponent’s weakness, and they pressure it relentlessly. So it all comes down to having the right strategy here. Your fight with Conor, I think, was the biggest fight in UFC history. That’s for sure. Well, actually, in all of sports. Do you think there will ever be another fight of that magnitude in the UFC? Is it even possible? Well, let’s look at the history here. I mean, our sport is still very young, say thirty-five years old, starting from the ’90s. Put it this way. Take, for example, the sport most similar to MMA, which is, well, let’s say boxing. How old is boxing? A hundred and fifty years? Like, when you think boxing, what pops into your head? Thrilla in Manila?…

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