Diego Sanchez

“I'm doing this to survive. I'm doing this for my livelihood. I'm fighting with my heart and my soul and my passion. I'm going to give it everything I've got.”

“Pressure is the way a predator fights.”

“I remember what it's like, when I was 19-0, going on that awesome streak, feeling invincible. But it's like you eventually run into reality.”

“To be a champion in the UFC, you have to be an elite, high-level, effective, professional kickboxer. You have to be the best of the best on your feet.”

“I don't get much credit for being the first Ultimate Fighter.”

“I love motorcycles and riding bikes.”

“The only person who can stop Diego Sanchez is Diego Sanchez.”

“Michael Chiesa has written me off as many other men have written me off. As the Vegas oddsmakers have written me off, as the UFC has time and time again and time again written me off. As they have written me off to not be the Ultimate Fighter winner.”

“Martin Kampmann, that was a war. Jake Ellenberger, that was a war. Then I didn't take damage until Gilbert Melendez.”

“At welterweight, man, I'm confident in myself.”

“Never stop, never give up, never stop giving yourself the self-confidence you need to be a champion.”

“Go big or go home.' I used to say that. I was addicted to that. The lifestyle, the fame. The girls. The parties. And with that came a lot of people who didn't really care about me. They were just leeches. Just very bad people. I had to learn a lot. I was very gullible.”

“I've worked very hard on improving my speed and my footwork, and I've implemented a lot of specific training to try to fill that hole in my game.”

“A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.”

“You can only get away with fighting as the lighter guy in a weight class for so long. That's what I was doing at 170 pounds.”

“Ain't no fans, or anybody else's say so when I'm going to step away from the sport. Except my own.”

“I want to show my fans what happens when you are focused and what God will do for you if you are walking the narrow path.”

“I want to represent positivity and I want to represent the good.”

“Guys are a little quicker on their feet at '45. As far as wrestling goes, the guys at 155 or 170 are harder to take down.”

“In the end, if you're in the UFC, you are a professional, you paid your dues, and you know exactly what this job entails. You should go in there as a professional and do what you do.”