20+ Shawn Tompkins Quotes On Education, Success

I follow K-1 closely and also train Ray Sefo. My heart is with K-1 and I love the sport of standup kickboxing. — Shawn Tompkins

I have too many guys that count on me as a coach so in 2009 you're going to see me in a lot of cages and rings but I'll only be in them to corner my fighters. — Shawn Tompkins

There's a lot of great strikers in the business but no one should ever forget about Chuck Liddell. — Shawn Tompkins

He does a great job of it and keeps the sport entertaining and even my mom loves to listen to Joe Rogan when the fights are on so that tells you right there that he does something for the new fans of the sport that nobody else could. — Shawn Tompkins

I have the utmost respect for Joe Rogan. I think he does his job better than anybody else could. I just think that we were both coming through a maturing stage in our careers and he said what he said and I said what I said. And we've both grown since then. — Shawn Tompkins

I ever said back when we had our choice words I still told everybody that I respected him. I wouldn't want to have to do [Joe Rogan] job and I don't know anybody else that could do his job. — Shawn Tompkins

I look at Anderson Silva and he can fight moving forward, he can fight moving backward, and he can fight moving left or right. It's something that I don't think anyone else in the sport other than Chuck Liddell has really been able to do. — Shawn Tompkins

We need more guys that are solid talents all around and Frank Mir proved himself and I don't think anyone is going to second guess him every again. — Shawn Tompkins

If I had train someone to fight Anderson Silva that would probably be my biggest challenge yet as far as being prepared for a striker. — Shawn Tompkins

The strange part of MMA is that you lose one or two fights and people start to question you but he was on top for so long and it was purely his striking that made him so good. Nobody can step backwards and knock someone out as well as Chuck Liddell can. — Shawn Tompkins

I think when it comes to Anderson Silva, it comes down to his speed, his distance and his timing are impeccable. They are second to none and that's what makes him dangerous. — Shawn Tompkins

I look at B.J. Penn as one of the best boxers in the business. He's got one of the best jabs around. — Shawn Tompkins

I'm proud of them and I am happy to see that the Frank Mir that we all wanted to see back in the day is truly here and I think he's here to say. I have a really good friend in his trainer, Ken Hahn at Striking Unlimited and I'm glad that they're getting the respect that they deserve now. — Shawn Tompkins

What I think a lot of that was K-1 having had their Grand Prix finals not even a month before the "Dynamite!!" show so a lot of those guys were coming into that fight pressured to fight. — Shawn Tompkins

I think really, if I were to defend the K-1 strikers, that it was a pressure of not enough time to re-prepare for a fight and not enough time to repair for a fight as a result of the last show. — Shawn Tompkins

I've been around fighters enough to know that you have to be able to give 100 percent of your effort and time into training for a sport. — Shawn Tompkins

[Fedor] Arlovski proved himself against Ben Rothwell. As far as a power puncher in the mold of a Mike Tyson-style power puncher, you're not going to find anyone tougher than Fedor. — Shawn Tompkins

I was scheduled to fight in November of 2008 in a kickboxing show called XMA. There were some controversies that happened between my management team as well as some of the promoters as far as setting up the fights. There was some talk of Ken Shamrock but nobody else had talked to Ken about it as far as the promoting. — Shawn Tompkins

I think Frank Mir was 100 percent underestimated and I'm really happy to see the result because I think we needed it in the heavyweight division. — Shawn Tompkins

I think Anderson Silva is ahead of Chuck Liddell as far as that goes. — Shawn Tompkins

Life Lessons by Shawn Tompkins

  1. U.S. Representative Shawn Tompkins demonstrates the importance of staying informed and engaged in the political process. He emphasizes the importance of using one's voice to make a difference in their community and country.
  2. Through his work, Shawn Tompkins emphasizes the importance of collaboration and working together to create positive change. He encourages citizens to be active and to make their voices heard in order to create a better future.
  3. Shawn Tompkins is a great example of how one person can make a difference in the world. His work is a reminder that we all have the power to create positive change and that it is important to use our voices to make a difference.
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