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Top 34 Joe Rogan Quotes That Will Inspire You

Top 34 Joe Rogan Quotes That Will Inspire You

1. Joe Rogan’s Details

Joe Rogan’s Details
Full Name  Joseph James Rogan
On-Screen Name  Joe Rogan
Born  Newark, New Jersey, United State 
Date of Birth  11-08-1967
Age 55 Years
Hometown Newton Upper Falls
Height  5’8’’
Weight 88kg (194 lbs)
Black Belt  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Taekwondo
Wife Name Jessica Ditzel
Children  Two Daughters and One Step Daughter
Net Worth  Approximately $120 millions

Joseph James Rogan was born on 11 August 1967 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. After the separation of his parents, Joe Rogan went to live in San Francisco, California with his mother. After 4 years in San Francisco, Joe Rogan moved to Gainesville, Florida.

2. Rogan’s Martial Arts Career

At the age of 15, he started taking interest in Martial Arts with Karate and Taekwondo. Joe won the US Taekwondo Championship in the absolute weight division, and later down the line he became a Taekwondo instructor.


Joe Rogan is Black Belt in Taekwondo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He also trained in Karate, Wrestling, Muay Thai, and Boxing. He achieved his No-Gi Black Belt from 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo and Gi Black Belt under Jean Jacques Machado.

3. Rogan’s On-Screen Career

Rogan’s On-Screen Career
Photo Credit: @joerogan

In 1988, Joe Rogan started his comedy career in a Club located in Boston. In 1994, Joe Rogan was seen in a Disney sitcom, Hardball. He also hosted various TV and Radio shows. Joe Rogan has been serving the comedy world for 20 years in an educational manner.


Joe Rogan is the host of the most famous podcast series distributed on Spotify, “Joe Rogan Experience”, a very interesting series of long and intellectual conversations on diverse topics with industry experts. His podcasts became a hit and are still trending and earned millions of views.


His interest in Martial arts also took him to the UFC world as a commentator. Since 2002, Joseph started UFC commentaries and charged as per views.

4. Joe Rogan’s Family

Joe Rogans married Jessica Ditzel in 2009. Jessica Ditzel was a cocktail waitress. They both have two daughters. He also has one stepdaughter from a previous relationship with Jessica Ditzel.


Joe Rogan has family relations with Gerard Way and Mikey Way. Gerard Way is an American singer, comic book writer, and songwriter. Mikey Way is an American actor and singer.   

5. Inspiring Quotes of Joe Rogan

Here are some inspirational quotes of Joe Rogan. 


1 “Be the hero of your own story.”
2 “Once you understand what excellence is all about…you see how excellence manifests itself in any discipline.”
3 “Work for that feeling that you have accomplished something… Don’t waste your time on this earth without making a mark.”
4 “The key to happiness doesn’t lay in numbers in a bank account but in the way we make others feel and the way they make us feel.”
5 “There’s a never-ending ocean of techniques out there.”
6 “Life is about the pursuit of excellence. That pursuit is probably more exciting to me now than ever.”
7 “That’s my only goal. Surround myself with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.”
8 “If you are the greatest, why would you go around talking about it?”
9 “Greatness and madness are next-door neighbors and they often borrow each other’s sugar.”
10 “Reality really is a theater. There’s no other way to describe it. It’s all so nonsensical, ridiculous, and chaotic.”
11 “No matter how civilized we are and how much society has curbed violent behavior. Human beings still have the same genes they had 10,000 years ago. Our bodies are designed to have a certain amount of physical stress and violence in them. We’re designed to run from jaguars and fight to defend our territory.”
12 “I’ve been inspired by a shitload of people in my life so if there’s ever anybody that I can inspire, to me that’s a huge gift. To be able to turn that back around.”
13 “What’s interesting about science is that we’re constantly discovering new things about the universe, about ourselves, about our bodies, about diseases, about the possibilities of the future. It’s amazing. Science is one of the coolest things about being a human being – without a doubt.”
14 “Excellence in anything increases your potential in everything.”
15 “I want to make sure that everything that I’m creating, I’m creating it so other people get enjoyment out of it. And that’s the reward that you get for that.”
16 “There’s a confidence and a mental toughness that comes from the very highest level of competition, whatever the sport is. Whether it’s boxing or wrestling, or whatever.”
17 “We’re constantly re-evaluating the potential for life. We’re finding it where we didn’t think it could exist, such as volcanic vents and other extreme conditions like under arctic ice. We’re finding life in these incredibly harsh and dynamic conditions, so we’re having to re-evaluate our own ideas of what’s possible on this planet alone.”
18 “By putting yourself in that intense form of stress, it makes regular life more peaceful.”
19 “There’s a direct correlation between positive energy and positive results in the physical form.”
20 “I’m obsessed with extreme winners because I think there’s a madness to it. I truly believe that in order to truly be great at something you have to give into a certain amount of madness.”
21 “One of the most fascinating lessons I’ve absorbed is that the struggles in life are good.”
22 “Haters are all failures. It’s 100% across the board. No one who is truly brilliant at anything is a hater.”
23 “The Universe rewards calculated risk and passion.”
24 “We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures. Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired.”
25 “100% of all haters in the world have unrealized potential.”
26 “I love a success story, but even more than a success story; I like a dude who fu**s his life up and gets his life together again story.”
27 “Be the hero in your own movie. Pretend that your life was a movie and it started now, what would the hero do? What would the person that you respect do? What would the person that you admire and inspire you do? Do that.”
28 “Someone else’s success doesn’t equal a failure for you.”
29 “I realized a long time ago that instead of being jealous you can be inspired and appreciative. It carries more energy to you. That can be an awesome and motivating force that can improve your life if you choose to be inspired and not jealous. One has no benefit whatsoever, the other is an incredible resource for creating momentum and improvement.”
30 “If things aren’t going the way you want them to go, then do something about it. Quit talking about your problems and go out and do something to fix them.”
31 “It’s very important to help people figure out how to manage life, to help people figure out how to think, help inspire them, help show them what can be gained from setting goals and achieving them and that excellent feeling – and that becomes contagious.”
32 “All the time that you spend complaining, you could instead be hustling. You could be chasing your dream. You could be figuring out what you’re doing wrong and improving your life.”
33 “Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.”
34 “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

6. Takeaways

Joe Rogan is a Black Belt in BJJ and Taekwondo, a comedian, a commentator, and a Podcaster. He met a lot of people in his life and has experience in various fields. He depicts his experience in his inspirational quotes which are very helpful for the people who read and practice them in their lives. 


Photo Credit: @wallpapers.com, @joerogan

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