anderson silva & fedor...why are they so humble?

It's part of their mentality. Both the **** talkers and the humble guys( p.s. my finger tips hurt oww).

There 2 different frames of mind that people have if they are champions. First frame of mind is "I AM the BEST"(which is the **** talkers). They actually "know" that they are the best. These positive thoughts help in the fights, give them the extra boost of during the fights because they think there's no way I can be beaten. Sometimes people carry over that to everything and become shittalkers. Sometimes people go with that mentality only into the ring but keep the outside as humble as possible even though still show signs.

Fedor(dunno about Silva i haven't really watched any personal interviews with him) is on the other hand calm. His frame of mind is "this is a sport" "I will try my hardest regardless of the opponent". He's not thinking about getting hurt, when he comes out he goes out there like its a chess match. He has a set of tools that he has gained during hardwork in practice now he will use those skills in a competition. This set of mind is so HIM that everything else just stays clear of him(no fame no anything is going to get his head swollen). He doesn't put a lot of significance on a win that's why he is so calm after wins. When he raises his hand with a smile he's probably thinking through the "chess game" that he was just involved in.

I'd say Silva has the "I'm the best" mentality but he steers clear of translating that into his everyday life. So when he goes out there and wins it brings a lot of emotion to him because he put a lot of significance on the win and to "prove himself the best."

My 0.02$

 

Some of the greatest athletes in the world are the most humble. I think humble guys know their limits, and know they're human. Realizing that helps them overcome those limitations, as well as steer clear of overconfidence. They never take anything lightly or let emotions cloud their judgment. Roger Federer may be the best tennis player...ever...and he's about as relaxed and nice as they come.

 

Good point, topic reminds me of arguably the greatest Football player of all time Jerry Rice..I swear Ive never seen this guy go overboard with a celebration..maybe as a rookie..

its a been there done that mentality.

 

A large part of it is that we don't understand a word they are saying, for the most part.

 

Promoters' influence a lot of fights by encouraging the slated fighters to act stupid and say dumb words to add hype and marketability. There's no business like show business...

 

Neither are American. No offense, I'm American as hell, but our culture tends to lend itself to a reputation of dogs with big barks, and puny bites. Sad but true.

 

i think it is because they know that they are that damn good. some people have to tell other people that they are good and this communicates a cocky image while silva knows he does not have to do that

 

It really says something about the state of professional athletics when we expect guys to act like total assholes, and the humble respectful competitors seem the minority.

 

Because they are good enough that they don`t have to promote themselves by running their mouth. The opposite would be someone like Tito, hasn`t beaten anybody good in ages but still is a huge name.

 

overly hyped.:good

 

What's the saying? When you get to the endzone, act like you've been there before.

:hat

 

Chael sonnen?
not a very spectacular guy, yet claims he'd own heavyweights.

Talking **** isn't very smart when you're the champ, you're most likely expected to win and thrash talk will just add more pressure and make you look stupid if you lose.

Fedor, GSP, A. Silva, Jose Aldo.
All on top of the P4P rankings, all extremely humble and respectful guys.

 

Cuz the non humble dudes make more $$$ more often than not

 

Joe Louis was the most Humble and down to earth athlete of all time