Anderson Silva

“I come to fight because I love to fight. It's my life.”

“You can't give up on your dreams.”

“Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.”

“I enjoy fighting, but my family says, 'Stop, no.'”

“I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.”

“I feel better training in Brazil.”

“He's one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I'd face Nick Diaz. I've watched all his fights.”

“I win for long time. I'm champion for long time - for years.”

“Roy Jones is different. I like the style and the movement.”

“I love the sport. I love fighting. Fighting is my life.”

“I'm a big fan, and I like the idea of fighting Roy Jones Jr.”

“I think I've been through all the phases of the sport. I won, I lost, I got injured. Now I get to do what I love, with my truth, without worrying about what people will say or things like that.”

“I respect my fans.”

“Sonnen doesn't know martial arts. He's a wrestler; he doesn't know how to respect people. Some say he's promoting the fight, but he disrespected my country, my family and fans.”

“When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.”

“The fact is that everything I've done, no one else could do. I don't want to be cocky or arrogant or think I'm the best, but what I've tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And that's not my opinion, but everyone's.”

“McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.”

“I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.”

“I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.”

“Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.”