A biography for Kamaru Usmanhasn’t been written yet.
“I would say my childhood was amazing.”
“I believe that I'm not just a fighter in this game; I love to study the sport. And in studying the sport, I believe I have a good eye for the sport, and I'm able to talk about the sport.”
“It's one thing to get somebody down on the ground, but it's another thing to finish him there.”
“I'm not just a grappler.”
“I'm a people watcher, and I love to listen.”
“At the end of the day, my job is to win in impressive fashion.”
“I can't fight forever. Commentating is one of those major things that I definitely feel I want to do and can do.”
“Nobody - nobody - in my division wants to fight me, because I am the hardest fight for anybody.”
“I actually care about things, and I care about people.”
“You don't ever want an African father to come to your school looking for you.”
“There comes a time in our careers that you get that one guy. That guy that just makes your blood boil. That really pulls the savage out of you.”
“Not everybody out here trains with me; not everybody knows what I'm capable of. My coaches know what I'm capable of, my training partners know what I'm capable of, and I know what I'm capable of.”
“I fractured my left foot.”
“Fans want to see a fight and be entertained.”
“It's my job to show up, make weight, and prepare to be a world champion if that opportunity presents itself.”
“I ask for the fights. Sometimes I get them. Sometimes I don't.”
“Once Africans realise we can just fight and get paid for it, we can do that and still provide for ourselves and our families and countries? We're going to flood the market.”
“Listen, anybody can put their head down and throw a haymaker and pray and hope it lands.”
“You can't say that I don't have the skills. You can't say that. I have the skills.”
“My parents didn't want me to do this. My dad, when I told him I wanted to wrestle, he told me no, if you're going to play any sports, play baseball.”