Integrity eclipses image.

I train my butt off every single day.

I look after two people - my wife and my son.

My goal is to win and to finish fights quickly.

I was never an upper body wrestler. I am a shooter.

Henri Hooft has made my hands and feet deadly weapons.

I pretty much just train... and go to church on Sundays.

Hard work pays off if you're patient enough to see it through.

I don't want to just be a great fighter, but also a great man.

Life is too short and too sweet to complain about the silly things.

America was built on hard work and not complaining about stupid junk.

I had my first fight in August of 2009 and haven't looked back since.

At first I thought, beer's nasty. Then I found IPAs. They're delicious.

I want to build a brand that inspires as many people as I possibly can.

I just try to keep the main thing the main thing: getting my butt in the gym.

You don't hope to go up and hit a single. You go up and hope to hit a home run.

I'm just getting better every single day and I want to be the best in the world.

If fighting ever got in the way of my marriage, you'd see me sacrifice my career.

The greatest thing about fighting a guy like Dave Rickels: He always comes to fight.

I'm a nasty human being when I step into that cage, but before that I could care less.

God has always opened up doors at the right time. He's closed doors at the right time.

Nothing has really made me upset aside from the baseless, false accusations of PED use.

I had so much growing up and I'm so thankful for all the people who invested in my life.

My body is durable, my body is able to withstand a lot of practices, a lot of punishment.

Training in Las Vegas at Xtreme Couture was awesome and I was there for almost two years.

I do love the outdoor. Love love the outdoors, fishing and hunting and that kind of thing.

I talk to my god every day and he's completely fine with me beating the hell out of people.

Brandon Girtz is a tough man who can really throw the leather, but I'm on a different level.

Don't focus on the wins and losses... focus your efforts on performing to your full potential.

I've been blessed so much in my own life and I want to spread that blessing to others who need it.

I don't want to have a good fight, I don't want to have an exciting fight, I want to have a finish.

I've had the belt and it's great. But at the end of the day it's just 12 pounds of leather and gold.

I'm going to stash up my cash and invest in real estate. I want to be set up for the end of fighting.

There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.

Sure, fear can protect us from danger—but most of the time it just keeps us from life’s great adventures.

There are always a couple of ways you envision fights going; you always envision a win and a great finish.

I've taken fights on short notice while injured to help save shows, and in return I've been taken care of.

If I had the opportunity to fight Khabib, or anyone ranked No. 1 - I've played that in my head a million times.

I love collegiate wrestling but the thought of training for international stuff just didn't really appeal to me.

For me, I want to make sure every single day I wake up and give thanks for everything that I've been given in life.

Growing up as a wrestler, especially in practice, I think you get used to competing without much of a crowd around.

It's not the man who pushes himself the hardest... it's the man who pushes himself the hardest after it gets painful.

Letting emotion get into it isn't part of my game. Letting animosity or a rivalry come into it, that's all for the show.

I really have a heart for children who suffer from cancer. I can't imagine having to go through that at such a young age.

Financial freedom is very important to me because when that kind of stuff is taken care of, I can just focus on fighting.

I'm just blessed that fighting was an option. Now I'm doing it and I love it. I thank God every day that I'm in the sport.

Nothing bad can happen if you train your butt off and make the right decisions and surround yourself with the right people.

I didn't have to fight. I chose to fight. I believe God put me on this Earth to be able to do this and do it at a high level.

Benson Henderson is a professional; he's a champion. He knows how to handle himself in the cage and he knows how to win fights.

No matter where I've been or where I go, a piece of Missouri is always with me because this is where I'm from and where I grew up.

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