He believes that his athletic achievements are part of a preordained destiny.

“Like I said, all this is already written. You know what I mean? This is already in God's plan.”

He indicates that he no longer seeks external validation from fans or the public, prioritizing his family and friends instead.

“I feel like I'm like past that. Like I used to care so much about like being accepted by the fans, the public. And um honestly, I think for me now, like now that it's here, I'm over that [ __ ] Like I'm more so at a point where it's like I care about how my family, my friends, and the people surroun”

Success in athletics is determined by personal work ethic rather than initial rankings or external projections.

“I was taught at at the beginning, it's not about how you start, it's how you finish. you know, we we never freeze frame a 100 meter dash 20 m in and and crown whoever's ahead the winner, you know. So, you just got to you got to run your race”

Justin Gaethje maintains that experiencing fear and acknowledging the reality of danger allows his body to react more effectively during a fight.

“Once you can accept that that danger and um really convince yourself that it's real, then like going to sleep or getting knocked out, your body does amazing things for you to protect yourself from the trauma.”

Players should be men of action who ignore outside noise and recognize that talk is worthless in their profession.

“We've been very fortunate to have a collection of u guys that are they're men of action. You know what I mean? They're they know talk is worthless in this profession. They know the only value and the only thing that matters are the dudes within the walls of our building.”

He believes that the most effective way for an athlete to perform is by being authentic and showing their true personality.

“You got to be authentic yourself. You gotta be Fernando Mendoza, the real Fernando Mendoza.”

He maintains an internal belief in his own unstoppable nature regardless of the opponent he faces.

“I try not to look at who's across from me. Um who who's doing it across from me too much, I know who I am. I know what I'm about. Um and I know no matter what level I'm at, that's how it's going to be.”

He believes that maintaining an even keel and avoiding distraction is critical to long-term success.

“shoot, I think the most important thing, though, is we're a team like we all got each other's six. That's how it is.”