Forrest Griffin

“I like deer. They're kinda cool.”

“My fitness philosophy is very different from the UFC fighter fitness philosophy. Mine is to work out in a way that you will be able to sustain for the next 20 years.”

“I am not the super-submission guy, I am not the one-punch KO guy, so I am not the most feared guy in the world. But I will not quit, I will not break and I will fight you like a dog for every second of every round.”

“I don't really give a damn about too much other than myself.”

“Taking care of your family is the manliest thing you can do.”

“I can do anything for 25 minutes.”

“My philosophy when I trained was to be 1% better every day.”

“I've framed houses, worked on an asphalt crew, I was a cop, a lifeguard.”

“You have the belt, you fight who they tell you to fight.”

“Jesus was a liberal. Jesus was like the original liberal.”

“It's long been a problem. But I'm not just talking about the UFC - I mean homophobia in sports in general and athletes sometimes say really stupid things.”

“What's wrong with wanting to be better at your job?”

“I don't think you should punish a guy for losing when they were hurt.”

“It gets old, all of it. People putting a lot of hopes and dreams on you. Telling you they put money on you, and 'you're my kid's idol.'”

“I want people to like me.”

“If you look at UFC champions: BJ Penn - terrifying! GSP - terrifying! Anderson Silva - terrifying! But I'm not terrifying.”

“In the grand scheme of things, fighting people in the cage is not that big of a deal, I know. It's not a hero profession even though its treated as one. It's not being a soldier or police officer or paramedic of firefighter or anything.”

“I'm a nice guy. I'm trying to be positive. I've got my own things, I'm kinda crazy but I'm not trying to hurt anybody. I'm trying to be good and I'm doing the best I can. Just like everybody else.”

“I'm someone who needs goals and direction, and fighting provided that for me.”

“During a fight with Anderson Silva, I slipped on an imaginary banana peel.”