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Everybody's one fight away from getting a title shot if they step in on short notice for somebody.

My career is over because I don't have the stage to perform where athletes get the proper respect.

I have other plans, other businesses. I have things to do. But I love to fight. I love this sport.

The emotion that I have going into the Octagon and from the crowd is unbelievable. It's priceless.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.

I'm not scared of Jon Jones or Chris Weidman or whoever. I'm here to fight. That's it. It's simple.

I train hard. A lot of people that I train with, they get blown away by how hard I'm able to train.

I want that fight with Brock Lesnar. I don't care if it's the ring, the cage, or in a street fight.

Make peace with the fear of defeat... Fear holds you back from putting forth your best performance.

They say if somebody has done something you want to do, all you need to do is go out and copy them.

My 'if it's not broken, don't fix it' type attitude might have held me back and made me complacent.

No individual can achieve worthy goals without accepting accountability for his or her own actions.

There are ways to win fights, and sometimes you don't always choose the easiest way to win a fight.

Whether I'm in the main event or on the preliminary card, the same Cowboy is going to be out there.

I could definitely make 145. But if 'Cowboy' is going to 145, I'm going after somebody who matters.

I'm at my best when I'm nervous, scared. I feel like I'm on the edge, that's when I perform better.

It's weird, because realistically, I'm the average person. I got in one fight my whole entire life.

I just want the belt. That's the only thing that's pushing me, the only thing that's motivating me.

Nobody gave me anything. I conquered everything. And I gave them a lot more than they gave me back.

The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.

The pressure is always there... I just have got to go out there and enjoy my moment and do my best.

As you go in there, you keep winning; after you've had a loss or two, people start to humanize you.

My best weapon is probably my speed. I am faster than most middleweights, and I know how to use 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.

If anybody wants to fight me they know where to find me. I'm not a hard guy to find. Come get some.

I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.

Ketchup tastes good on steak. French fries. Steak and french fries - ketchup. Don't get me started.

I was supposed to do 'Transporter 2,' 'Wolverine.' But I couldn't do it because UFC was in the way.

My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level.

I really think that 'Sports Illustrated' is a big step in the "healthy is the new skinny" movement.

Just go out there against the best fighters in the world and see where I stand. That's what I want.

I just don't want to be one of those guys that's stuck fighting the same opponents again and again.

A lot of fighters complain, 'Man he's five pounds heavier than me.' Really? It doesn't matter, man.

A lot of guys who I fought, they beat guys who were No. 1 contenders, and that's why I fought them.

The river makes the water flow. That's how I live. I just let everything flow. Flow with the river.

As a student of life I just want to be constantly progressing mentally, physically, and spiritually.

I don't have any concerns fighting a teammate. It's a sport. To me, it doesn't really mean anything.

I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.

No one can do in the octagon what I can do. That 'Showtime Knee' - I never even practiced that once.

If you want to go for the title, you go for the title, and you fight. You don't run away; you fight.

I wasn't thinking that I was going to go through my career undefeated. You expect to lose sometimes.

I hate hearing in a UFC corner, 'You won the first four rounds; just stay away from him this round.'

At the end of the day you gotta feel some way. So why not feel unbeatable? Why not feel untouchable.

I am cocky in prediction, I am confident in preparation but I am always humble in victory or defeat.

I pursue this dream and carry on. I don't dwell too much on the outside, I just focus on the inside.

If they let people go fight jiu-jitsu tournaments, they can't stop me going to fight a boxing fight.

Fighting for me is a chess game. I'm not angry with my opponent. I just want to go in there and win.

I felt when I was hitting guys or going for a takedown at 185, sometimes it was like hitting a wall.

What good is power if there's no connection point? My entire style's built around that actual basis.

In this sport, the good thing about the UFC and MMA in general is a lot of it's based on perception.

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