A biography for Frank Shamrockhasn’t been written yet.
“You saw what network support did for Strikeforce when Showtime came aboard. You saw what Spike TV did for the UFC when they came aboard, because the UFC was dying before Spike came along.”
“I don't want to get punched in the head anymore. I spent a couple of thousand dollars on the nose and teeth and everything's been readjusted, so I don't want anybody hitting me.”
“I hate to say it but I'd much rather have Viacom behind me than the UFC.”
“I have a platform to tell the truth.”
“I started in this sport when I was 21 and I helped bring it to network television and the one thing I missed was wrestling or fighting Sakuraba.”
“I'd love to fight Dan Henderson.”
“When you have harmony in the different areas of your life, with your mind, body, and spirit, you're just so much stronger, especially in really intense, stressful situations, like 'Fight Master.'”
“The truth is, I have nothing to gain from ever fighting anybody.”
“Mixed martial arts chose me. After all the trouble I'd been in, it felt really good fit to find a discipline to train and build a community around my goals.”
“I've always picked the fight that I thought would, you know what, that guy's really tough, and it's really competitive, but it's going to be a great show for the fans.”
“Scott Coker's a martial artist. He's an honest guy. If you ask him to do something he'll do it, or else he'll tell you why he can't do it. That's what fighters need.”
“I came to a realization in 1999 of how important striking was going to become in this sport because it's the most efficient way to finish a fight.”
“Fighting is 90-percent mental. It's a lot of emotion.”
“I know what it's like to be older and banged up.”
“Only guys who fight for a living know what it's like to be hungry and beaten and tired, mentally, all the time. The average person has no understanding of what that is and what that could be.”
“The face of our sport is Dana White and out here in conservative New York, the way people think, bald-headed, tattoo'd, swearing people are just not a good representative of our brand and unfortunately people think that Dana White speaks for MMA, and they're confused.”
“Nick Diaz brings it every single time and I bring it every single time.”
“Am I cocky or conceited? I'm definitely cocky. But at the root is confidence and humility.”
“In boxing there are only two ways out: you get knocked out or you quit.”
“My first fighting team was my brother, and I learned that I came from a community where your team was your family. We functioned as a unit. You helped as many people as you could, because they would help you.”