Jon Jones

“The first time I crawled into the octagon, I just felt like an animal, you know? Like a creature, like I wasn't quite human.”

“Even though I have bad qualities in my personal life, as an athlete, I can turn it on.”

“A lot of coaches in MMA focus on MMA wrestling. My coach, his high school team is ranked 10th in the nation. Izzy Martinez is very connected to the wrestling community.”

“Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track.”

“When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on.”

“I'm very aware of my image and the perception of me.”

“When it comes to MMA, there is a big chip on my shoulder. There is a way that I look at myself. I think it's really, really important, and it's something I'm not really apologetic for it. As I get older, and I win more, I start to embrace it even more.”

“I feel as if I'm God's champion, and I have a lot of pride in that.”

“Muhammad Ali was hated, and then he was loved at the very end. Floyd Mayweather was hated, and a lot of people are really coming around on him. So, I'm just trying to stay positive and try not to offend too many people along the way and hope for the best end result.”

“I will get out there and train harder than anyone, five times a day sometimes. You have to be a special person to do that - like, special forces, military maybe.”

“I think once you start to think that you're the man, and you know it all, and your style is unbeatable and stuff like that, that's when you get caught and clipped and get humbled really fast.”

“The struggles don't define you. It's how you handle them that determines who you are.”

“In a fight, you got to know that there's a strong chance you're going to get hurt. But at the same time, you know, most of the injuries you sustain in fighting are not career-ending injuries.”

“I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to.”

“I'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true.”

“I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I'd study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I'd be all of those at once.”

“My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing.”

“For a long time, I consciously tried to be a good person for others. Not anymore. Caring about other people keeps me in line, but I've decided to just be myself.”

“I got in the limelight at a young age. At age 19, people were already comparing me to Anderson Silva.”

“I want to take this time to thank Daniel Cormier for being my biggest rival and motivator. He has absolutely no reason to hang his head. He has been a model champion, a model husband, a model father, a teammate, a leader, and I aspire to be a lot more like that man, because he's an amazing human being.”