I look forward to continuing to be a role model to women across the country and helping them have confidence in all they do in the ring, on the court or in the game of life! – Marlen Esparza
If you really know… what you want and how to get there, then everything else really falls into place. – Marlen Esparza
I thought that when I won the Olympic trials I was going to be the happiest person in the whole world. And I was happy. But it wasn’t like I thought it was going to be. I had already imagined it in my head so many times. It was real before it happened. – Marlen Esparza
I used to be so aggressive, but after a while I started learning. It’s not that I know how to adapt, but I know all styles of fighting so I can change my style of fighting to whatever it needs to be. That just comes from years of training and a lot of sparring partners. – Marlen Esparza
I’ve thought about it a hundred times. I even buy bridal magazines sometimes. I want David Tutera to do my wedding. – Marlen Esparza
