A biography for Kamaru Usmanhasn’t been written yet.
“Once you sign a contract that states that you're going to have to fight this other man for a substantial amount of money, things change psychologically.”
“I believe, if I beat Demian Maia, it's going to be very hard for the other top guys to go around me.”
“My mind is strong.”
“My body knows my limits.”
“When it comes down to digging, can't nobody dig as hard as I can dig.”
“Anybody in that welterweight division that think they want this, you know you don't, because I'm a problem. I'm a problem in this division.”
“You can't out-wrestle me. You can't out-strike me. You don't have more power than me.”
“I study this sport.”
“Yes, I came into this sport as just a grappler, but the more I learn, the more it shines in my fights.”
“There's a blessing in everything that happens to us.”
“When you aren't able to do what makes you dominant, what separates you from the pack, it can throw your mind off.”
“In my village where I'm from, there's still not running water everywhere. People are still struggling to get clean water.”
“I believe that, just naturally, I'm a very soft-spoken person. Everyone tells me that on a daily basis - 'Speak up, we can't hear you,' or 'Elaborate on this.' But that's just how I am.”
“My thing is, if you're going to talk online, if you're going to come at me with a certain energy, when you see me on-site, keep that certain energy. That's it. That's it. That's all I am.”
“Can't nobody handle me.”
“I love to study people, and that's basically what sociology is.”
“The goal of this, I would like to think, for everybody, is to become champion.”
“As an African, there are certain professions your family want you to do or are willing to sign off. Being in the medical professional, as a doctor, pharmacist, a nurse, or being an engineer - those are the only professions allowed!”