A biography for Cub Swansonhasn’t been written yet.
“I always thought I would make it as a professional athlete but I thought it would be playing soccer.”
“I'm able to perform to my best on a given night, and that's all I can ask of myself.”
“There are young guys coming up, trying to make their name off me, and I'm a stubborn dude. I don't want to let that happen. That's very motivating.”
“When you're trying to add something to your game, you always lose something else, and that something else is something so important.”
“I feel like I'm the fastest puncher in the featherweight division.”
“I've always trained hard and I've never slacked.”
“If I never fought for the belt, it wouldn't bother me. That whole song and dance gets tiring, and it's a lot of playing favorites. I've just had it dangled in front of me so many times, I'm just like, whatever, man.”
“My passion is with the UFC.”
“I think money isn't everything.”
“I'm not one of the guys who talks a lot, I don't enjoy that, I've always believed in just going out there and putting on the best show possible.”
“I'm not the kind of guy who plays it safe. I fight for the crowd. That's what makes me happy.”
“For a long time, I've been an overthinker. The problem with that is when you're in perfect shape for a fight and you've got everything worked out and you've got all the moves you think you're going to need and everything's fine but in your own mind you're going to make up things and you just add pressure.”
“I've got so much respect for the Gracie family and all they did for the sport.”
“As a fighter, your hands are always hurting.”
“I'm not going to beg anyone else and say 'please please Dana give me the title shot.' Because its like, I'm showing up, I'm fighting in great fashion. I believe the fans like my style. That should be all.”
“I feel like my work speaks for itself.”
“You should be who you are and not be somebody you're not.”
“In my whole career, I've never fought for a belt, so that's something that I would like to do, or at least have the opportunity to do.”
“All the guys I looked up to as a kid now look up to me.”
“The thing is, I've had many tough fights in my career, all for different reasons. So I think all those together is what makes me the fighter I am now. The biggest fight I've ever had is against myself - whether to give up or not.”