Quotes by Anderson Silva - Page 2

Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Steps
Step Forward
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For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Roy
Waited
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I'm just dying to return to the Octagon and do the thing I most love in my life. That's what I want right now.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Dying
Mma
Want
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Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Hunger
Perseverance
Early Age
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Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Obligation
Belt
Defend
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Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Art
Everyday
Perfection
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I started in this sport at 12 years of age and the goals I set was to be among the best and be the world champion.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Sports
Goal
Years
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I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Brazil
Mma
Rivalry
Teams
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Maybe one day when I'm retired, I can turn around and tell you, 'Hey, I was really good at that. Maybe I was the best.'
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Hey
Retired
Best Good Day
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I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Everyday
Thinking
Trying
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Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Relevant
Reporter
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McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Intelligent
Exactly
Exactly What
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The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Pride
Escape
Ropes
Slip
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I no fight for the money because I work hard for UFC for long time. I have money for my family. But I fight because I love it.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Ufc
Love Family Work
Work Hard
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I practice the martial arts. I don't practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the knowledge from the ages.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Art
Jobs
Sports
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The thing I always demand is respect. I respect everybody and have a history in the sport, and I believe people need to respect me.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Demand
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People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Talk
Parrot
Thoughts
Talks
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I'm always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Ufc
Best Fight World
Fighters
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I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he's fought hard and deserves to be the champion.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Fought
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No one can know what happiness is if you have not gone through the disappointmentOne can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Gone
Mma
Victory
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His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Boxing
Myself Always Style
Myself Style Always
Roy
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When you use the steroids, you use them for a long time. When you use the steroids for a long time, you have a problem. It’s a drug and it’s not good for the sport.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Sports
Drug
Long
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Sonnen doesn't know martial arts. He's a wrestler; he doesn't know how to respect people. Some say he's promoting the fight, but he disrespected my country, my family and fans.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Disrespected
Martial Arts
Martial
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I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Respect
Ufc
Respect Great World
Biggest
Sport
Fighters
Great Story
Story
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I already have a story that's been seen in Glory and I have had many highs and lows, victories and defeats. That brought me experience and it will help me a lot to gain the desired world title.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Stories
Titles
Victory And Defeat
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I think I've been through all the phases of the sport. I won, I lost, I got injured. Now I get to do what I love, with my truth, without worrying about what people will say or things like that.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Injured
My Truth
Phases
Worrying
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There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Division
Ufc
Aside
Favorites
Fighters
Penn
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Nowadays, it's so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples' spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Limits
Silly
Express
Nowadays
Spaces
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I take good care of my things. I put everything in a bag. I use soap. I put on a cream after training. People think it's capricious. To each his own. Doesn't mean you're more man or less man, more gay or less gay.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Capricious
Cream
Soap
Bag
Good Man Gay
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God bless Neymar because this boy has changed the lives of kids in Brazil. A lot of children watch him, believe they can be the next Neymar. Sometimes, you have a great opportunity to change and impact the lives of kids.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Bless
Brazil
God Bless
Great Opportunity
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I don't have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I'm training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Cutting
Adapt
Extra
Heavyweight
Vest
Techniques
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My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it's in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Gym
Next Time
Future Time Fight
Losses
Victories
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There's no such thing as holding back. I want to finish as soon as possible. The only time I did it was because he was a friend of mine. It was against Thales Leites. We went until the last round because he's a friend of mine, and I respect him.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Only Time
Finish
Round
Holding
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I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Fighter
Fighting
Normal
Meant
Martial
Test
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The fact is that everything I've done, no one else could do. I don't want to be cocky or arrogant or think I'm the best, but what I've tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And that's not my opinion, but everyone's.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Arrogant
Cocky
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Unfortunately, the reporters ask the same questions over and over again. When reporters keep asking the same questions, they've got to recognize I may hear these questions 20 to 30 times in a matter of days. It gets to the point where I think, 'Read the other interviews!'
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Reporters
Ask
Again
Days
Read
Unfortunately
Gets
Hear
Point
Recognize
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I would train with a gay man. As long as he respected me, it's all right. I don't think much of it. The fact that a guy is gay doesn't mean he's going to accost you. He can be gay, have a relationship, live among guys who aren't gay. He can do whatever he wants with his private life.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Private Life
Life Relationship Man
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When I started out, Jiu-Jitsu was really an elite thing in Brazil, and there was some prejudice towards poorer kids, so I had to learn things on my own. Some of my neighbours started doing Jiu-Jitsu, so I started watching it, and then started rolling with them. It wasn’t organized training, but it was better than nothing.
Anderson Silva / Mixed Martial Artist
Kids
Rolling
Training
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