A biography for Diego Sanchezhasn’t been written yet.
“Before, when I was 19-0, I was undefeated and I was 23, 24 years old. Yeah, I was cocky, I had a little bit of ego. I had to get humbled.”
“As long as I'm healthy and as long as I'm good, I want to fight as much as I can.”
“In my wrestling days, bulimia was very, very prevalent.”
“Always learn, adapt and evolve.”
“I was sparring with Dan Christison, a big heavyweight. I threw a leg kick and broke my fibula. Before the Florian training camp.”
“I was never really, truly learning anything at Jackson-Wink. I was just training with a bunch of a group of guys to where it was like a wrestling practice.”
“I've never been crazy when it comes to controlling my diet. I just avoid processed foods, don't mix carbs and make sure I get my protein. I'm a carnivore. I love my wild game and especially my buffalo meat.”
“It's been a long road for me, with a lot of ups and downs. Thankfully there have been more ups than there have been downs. For me, what brings me down has only made me stronger because of it.”
“I've been through the ups and downs and had a lot of different things go on. But the one thing I believe is that when fans bought a ticket to see me fight, they got their money's worth every time. I never cheated them. I gave them what they came to see.”
“I feel like I'm a legend continuing to be a legend!”
“In MMA you have to take one fight at a time but I want BJ Penn. The fans want to see it and, while I'll fight whoever the UFC tells me to, I want a shot at BJ.”
“Over the years, I've tried to find myself, tried to find out who I really was. I ended up coming full circle, a circle that took me back to that street fighter I started as: Diego Sanchez, from 'Burque,' New Mexico, fighting on the streets.”
“For a long time, I was living my life my way and not God's way. I wasn't living it by his rules, I was living it by my own rules. And that didn't get me anywhere. I got to the point where I had no hope.”
“Me and Nick Diaz hated each other. Nick Diaz used to send me e-mails. He found my e-mail, he talked to one of the MMA journalists at the time, there wasn't many. Gave him my e-mail and he would e-mail me hate mails.”
“I believe that when you put your energy into your emotions, it takes away from the energy that you can put into your physical, your mental, performance in a fight.”
“I blew through all my money and made some very bad decisions. I had this scam artist scam me real bad and was embezzled over $175,000.”
“I dedicated my life to Jesus Christ, for real.”
“Those welterweight guys, man, you definitely can feel their punches. They hit a lot harder. They pack a lot more power than a lightweight or a featherweight.”
“I have been written off my whole career.”
“I've always been a good submission grappler, but I've still evolved, upped my skills and I continue to get better every day.”