A biography for Daniel Cormierhasn’t been written yet.
“People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He's the best at it. He's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn't you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he's in there.”
“My daughter passed away in 2003.”
“I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in a very short period of time.”
“I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.”
“If there's an opportunity for me to compete at something, I'm there.”
“I believe that I will represent this sport in the best light possible. I won't mess it up. I won't get myself in any trouble.”
“You've got to be all-in on this sport; you can't be one foot out the door.”
“You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals.”
“If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be totally content with my life.”
“Cain's an animal, man. Cain's a competitor. I want to spar with Cain because I know if I'm able to hang with him here in the gym, once I get out there in the cage and fight, I mean, I've already gone toe-to-toe with Cain Velasquez, you know?”
“I know what I've done, and I know who I am.”
“My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.”
“I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games... But then I said to myself, 'This is a sport that's blessed me with a home, with an education, with some money. I can't hate this sport. This sport took me out of Louisiana. This sport gave me a chance when so many people don't get a chance. And I love this sport.'”
“I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.”
“I will tell you with 100 percent confidence, Jon Jones is not deep in my head. The fact he actually thinks that, it makes me smile every day.”
“It's unfair to think that we can do what we do with the intensity that we do it and expect injuries to not happen.”
“You don't see many Jon Jones's.”
“Who I have fought and how I have fought, it says something about me.”