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“Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.”
“My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it's in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.”
“Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.”
“It's not my character to up and challenge anyone.”
“I'm over this thing of being champion, having the title.”
“I love my job. I go to fight because this is me.”
“I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.”
“Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.”
“I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.”
“I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.”
“People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.”
“I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.”
“I like to play soccer and paintball. I love paintball.”
“Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.”
“In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.”
“I proved for a long time how much I've given of my heart and of my time to the UFC.”
“I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he's fought hard and deserves to be the champion.”
“I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.”
“I respect Conor McGregor's style.”
“I would train with a gay man. As long as he respected me, it's all right. I don't think much of it. The fact that a guy is gay doesn't mean he's going to accost you. He can be gay, have a relationship, live among guys who aren't gay. He can do whatever he wants with his private life.”