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You would have to be born with a gene that doesn't allow you to recognize sarcasm if you take anything I say seriously.
When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on.
People come to me to say I don't sell; Brazilian media say I don't give interviews. Nobody is obligated to do anything.
Aldo is one guy. Barao is another one. We're friends, we're teammates, but it's a fight. Each one will defend his name.
I've always done my best inside the Octagon, fought the best there is, and win or lose, I've done my best in my fights.
People probably don't give me the credit I deserve for holding the Strikeforce title, but the people who do know, know.
Having your father to help you to get back up is good, but you need to get up by yourself and walk alone. Life goes on.
I started learning jiujitsu when I was eight years old. I had a lot of success and won ever competition I even entered.
I think the fighters, we deserve certain respect, because we put our bodies and health on the line to entertain people.
If I go as hard as I can in practice, make sure it's a lot harder than than a fight, then the fight's going to be easy.
I give a lot of credit to my training partners and to my coaches. Both Greg Jackson and Michael Winklejohn are amazing.
People ask if I hate my opponents; I don't. I love them. They are the ones that actually make me bring the best I have.
You're standing in the cage and you've got two options - you can quit or you can continue going, and I'm not a quitter.
I don't care if I win or lose; I know I'm going to give 110%, and I'm going to hold my head high at the end of the day.
God does things on his time. He wanted me to sit down and wanted me to get some other aspects of my life back in order.
I love this sport. I love what I do. I love fighting and combat, and I love to train hard. But I want to be at my best.
I don't like this little word 'if.' If we start adding 'if, if, if,' that means I wouldn't conquer anything completely.
I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.
Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.
When I was young they used to call me 'The Foreman,' not because I was in charge but because I did the work of four men.
Sports are something that, for the most part, are for kids, and if you're able to extend your career, you're very lucky.
Because of both hipster culture and Facebook culture, the human race is starting to resemble a school of hairy piranhas.
Dancing is a lot lower-impact than ultimate fighting, but it takes a lot longer, and I burn the same amount of calories.
The worst thing is losing because you got tired, because you didn't work hard enough in training. Ugh, that's the worst.
I feel it when I need to train and I do what I feel like I need to do. I don't get obsessed with one style or one skill.
Find ways to embrace the things that make you unique, and you'll unlock the ways you can make a difference in the world.
I'm gonna live my life the correct way, and I'm gonna be a champion the kids look up to and hopefully aspire to be like.
I would never say 'Demian Maia jiu-jitsu.' I created lots of things that became known, but it's all Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Sometimes I don't talk too much, that's myself, but I truly believe I can be the champion. I feel, I can visualize that.
A great fight that I'd love is B.J. Penn. That would be so awesome. He's a veteran of the sport. He's fought everywhere.
A system that works for one person won't be perfect for another... Individuality is a major part of expanding knowledge.
Anytime you can be the face of the UFC is so huge, a great honor, and I would do everything I could to keep it that way.
We have to talk a little trash to sell fights, talk more, because we know we will profit more from that. It's important.
Being a coach, I got to go home every day, [then] go out at night and have fun. I could pretty much live my normal life.
When I train for a fight, you roll around, you catch someone in a move, you let them go. You just let go and keep going.
I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight?
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 may not be able to keep fighting for money... but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.
I just worry about myself. I'm just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I'm gonna still be me.
My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going.
I'm nervous... but I'm not going to fear what I'm about to do, I'm going to take it head on and I'm going to conquer it.
If I know the outcome is not going to devastate my life, it makes me so much more excited for everything that's to come.
I was raised the right way, my parents did a great job, I owe them everything. Without them, I'm not the man I am today.
I know what it feels like to be broke and alone, and I don't ever want my loved ones to see that or know what it's like.
When things get you in the corner, and it feels like you can't go on, you can fight back. You're never out of the fight.
No one should ever bring my muscular build up and think it is going to have something to do with my output in the fight.
I try to stay calm and I try to enjoy myself as I perform these actions so I perform them with minimal stress on my body.
My whole philosophy is working smarter and not harder. And making sure I'm using little effort and getting a huge effect.
I don't worry about losing all my fans. Whatever true fans you've got will stick by you, so that's nothing to worry about
Combat is my profession and fighting was a great way to maintain a combat mindset while preparing to lead Marines in war.