“I know it may be weird that I'm going back to school at a high point o...” — Tecia Torres Quote

“I know it may be weird that I'm going back to school at a high point of my career, but it's something I've always wanted to do.”

“When I found out that I was picked to be on 'The Ultimate Fighter,' my first thought is that my dream had come true.”

“My parents both made it to ninth grade and then dropped out, so I just want to have that higher education so when I have kids one day I'll be able to tell them and I'll be a better role model for them.”

“The first day back to school, you never want to wear your best outfit. You're setting the bar too high for yourself! Then the rest of the school year, you'll feel so much pressure! Wear something cute, but save your best outfit for a day when no one expects it.”

“So when I got out of the military, I went back to school in biology, and earned a biology degree at the University of Texas, and then did some graduate work in it.”

“I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary background. I studied mostly twentieth-century English literature in college, so I thought, 'Maybe I'll go back for my writing.'”