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I used to pretend that my Peugeot driving to the gym in the rain in Dublin was a Ferrari on the Vegas strip.
I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
There's two things you need to know. One, that you won't quit on yourself, and two, that I've done the work.
The danger is not to set your goal too high and fail to reach it. It’s to set your goal too low and reach it
One of the important lessons I learned from my parents is always to respect authority figures like teachers.
In combat sports, you should retire on top. That is very hard to do. I'm glad I had the discipline to do it.
The wrestling experiences I've had, the understanding I have of my body, that stuff has allowed me to excel.
It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself.
I want the ankle match with Kurt Angle... or I want Brock to see who is the best from MMA and pro wrestling.
Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again.
As the UFC was getting bigger and bigger, I realized it was a potential career there, and that's what I did.
The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to.
Stipe's one of the top guys in the UFC. He wouldn't be in the UFC if he wasn't one of the best in the world.
I'm a big fan of 'The Last Dragon' - Bruce Leroy and Sho'nuff - that's one of my favorite movies growing up.
With Carlson Gracie, who saw something in me, I started learning and loved mixing together the martial arts.
The top 10 is really a media thing anyway unless you're the champion, but otherwise, it's always speculation.
Apparently, the the only way to kill a lion is by rear naked choke. Personally, I’d just kick it in the head.
Eric Young is phenomenal. Bobby Roode - every time I get in the ring with those guys, it's almost like magic.
Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses.
Everybody had a bad day. It's possible to have two bad days in a row. And in this sport, it's so unforgiving.
When I fight, I don't think about being tired, I don't think about technique. I just try to break their will.
I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas.
Clean fighting solves everything. It ends all bad blood and any ill feelings people have. That's my thoughts.
When you're faced with an opponent, the media asks the questions, and I answer truthfully. I don't hold back.
Have you ever noticed that even if God allows you to have a dream, you're expected to work to make it happen?
Work ethic, confidence, a laser focus and commitment to accomplish a goal that most people can never imagine.
You don't have to get ready if you stay ready, alright? I'm always in the gym, always training, all the time.
You have a short window, you know, and if I plan on living the lifestyle I want, I've got to make a nest egg.
I enjoy fighting. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world, so I'm just enjoying every minute of it.
Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done.
No two journeys are alike. Nobody can pretend to know the journey another person takes to achieve his dreams.
Most customer service people are great. It's that one customer service person from hell that drives me crazy!
Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.
You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it.
I'm here to fight; I'm not here to protect whether you think I'm a good person or not. I've given up on that.
I'm always watching every featherweight that fights in the UFC because we can eventually fight in the future.
We're man enough to step in there and fight our hearts out and you have to be man enough to deal with a loss.
You can push my buttons all you want and say whatever you want about me, and that's fine... fighters do that.
One of my proudest moments is definitely UFC 105 in Manchester when I stopped Denis Kang in the second round.
It cost me a lot of money to have a vacation, basically. It's nice to step back and see there's more to life.
When someone tells you a fighter's injured and they tell you to go after an injury, it really throws you off.
The reason why I'm so shredded at 135 is because I'm a professional athlete. I do everything the correct way.
When I get in that cage and fight, that's not me. It's somebody else. It's like a light switch that turns on.
Even wrestling, now, I wear the helmet all the time. I'm not going to make that mistake again ever in my life.
I have a nutritionist and a doctor. Everything is checked. Thoroughly. Everything I take is checked out first.
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.
Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.
For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.
My whole career, I've been fighting wrestlers. If you look back, all of my fights have been against wrestlers.
I just have to practice hard, get better, and go out there and win impressively - that's all it comes down to.