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It's a very tough sport. It's a fickle sport. The fans are definitely tough. But it's also kind of motivating.
I have visualised my imagination so clearly and so consistently that it has manifested itself into my reality.
I know I might rub people the wrong way sometimes, but I'm just a kid living my dream... I'm enjoying my life.
Circumstances will never determine your amount of happiness. Circumstances only highlight who you already are.
To look for a job before looking deeply inward is likely to short-circuit the process of finding your calling.
If you're the UFC champion, you're the best in the world at what you do, and I get the opportunity to do that.
Of course every fighter, whether they admit it or not, they have aches and pains and they go into fights hurt.
I'm the kind of guy that grows, and that's what I do everyday in the gym. Work on new stuff and stay relevant.
If you're training for a fight, you're going to be pretty much, there's going to be days where you're hurting.
These kinds of fights, these big fights that get everyone talking and interested, these are the fights I want.
Regardless of the magnitude, the crowd, or the pay-per-view sales, the goal is to beat the guy in front of me.
I will repeat a technique until it is mastered, no matter when that will be. One certainty though: it will be.
Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.
I would rather be happy and feel fulfilled and challenged every single day than just sit somewhere and get by.
I want the target on my back. I want everybody to come after me. That's been my goal since I started fighting.
I'm very good at what I do and there's not too many people in the world that have an answer for what I can do.
Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym.
I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.
I've been chasing some paychecks. Modeling. I don't discriminate against paychecks. I've got to pay the bills.
A baroque art-rock bubblegum broadcast on a frequency understood only by female teenagers and bred field mice.
I enjoy fighting here in Japan under the regular Dream/Pride rules with the ring and the whole rules criteria.
For me, I already fought some of the best people there are. I already did, you know, what I need to do for me.
I was in culinary school for a little while, but it was just too hard to cut weight and cook at the same time.
Chicago is like a New York City. It's one of the those older cities. It really means something to fight there.
If you're a true MMA fan, you're going to want to have Fight Pass the same way TV and movie fans have Netflix.
You can't deny somebody that's a hard worker. You can't deny somebody that just digs down as deep as they can.
I’m a guy that creates my own destiny in this world. Until I’m off the planet, there’s always a second chance.
A lot of fights in my life have been avoided through confidence and demeanor, so that's pretty masculine also.
I win over Anthony Johnson six out of seven days. But, the only thing that wasn't supposed to happen, happened.
I do not want to be in fights where people see me as an obstacle on the road. I want to be the man challenging.
I think everyone has the desire in their life to be the best at something that touches them, that reaches them.
I won't ever shy away from a fight and if it makes sense down the road, I'll do it. But it will be on my terms.
It makes a difference when you've got more than two months versus two weeks to train for a particular opponent.
Sorrow, anger and resentment look back, worry looks around, while faith, hope, and optimism look to the future.
You can't compare my background to the Gracies', not only in technique, but in terms of business and marketing.
I like not having a job, not having to get up early in the morning is awesome. I would recommend it to anybody.
I'm so busy during my everyday, when I go on vacation I need to pull the plug like they say, and to do nothing.
It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle.
Train smart at all times and do your best to avoid injury. Training smart is more important than training hard.
There is one thing I know for sure. You can become successful, if you are willing to pay the price for success.
We've seen the true colours of Bisping; they come out after he fights. He likes to spit on people after fights.
It's the fight game, and everyone loses. You win some, you lose some. You just try to get back up on the horse.
If I had the opportunity to fight Khabib, or anyone ranked No. 1 - I've played that in my head a million times.
Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
I would just like to be real and be me. It's just really hard to do walking around and everyone knows who I am.
When you're in the public eye and do interviews, your words get twisted and people put you in a negative light.
Judo was one of those sports where they give you guidelines but then try to tell you to develop your own style.
I cheated on my first wife, Kristin. I thought I was untouchable. How could I be that inconsiderate to someone?
After having my first surgery in 2003, having an ACL replacement, I never thought I'd be able to compete again.