A biography for Khalil Rountree Jr.hasn’t been written yet.
“Everyone has something to teach.”
“I know I have to be in the top 10 to even be worthy of fighting for a title.”
“I don't think I've shot a takedown ever in my career.”
“I lost 100 pounds in 11 months.”
“Every day, I'd drink a liter or two of Dr. Pepper. I was doing nothing good for myself health-wise.”
“Sometimes, opinions, I can let them have too much effect on me.”
“I pick knowledge from every single person I train with.”
“You know, I was - I never really had a lot - like, a big group of friends.”
“I never stop learning.”
“I felt I was going to die in my sleep. It's really strange when you have a 19-year-old who believes he may never wake up once he goes to sleep, but that's where I was.”
“I don't ever call people out.”
“I keep a Time magazine of Muhammad Ali open at all times. And I have, you know, the only photos I really have in my house are, like, of my father, a couple of my fights. And the rest is like Muhammad Ali stuff.”
“I'm ready for a title, but I have to fight five rounds before I can fully say that.”
“Yeah, from losing my father, and from just being an introverted guy - I've always been an introverted guy, but I've grown to love people more and open up a little more - but I really keep to myself and I always have.”
“My career at the beginning was a bit of a fluke, if I'm being honest. I went into 'The Ultimate Fighter.' I lost. I won. I didn't win the final, but got awarded a contract. It was just a lot of ups and downs.”
“I've always had people in my life who've loved and supported me and have always championed me. I think my mother has always held me high. My brothers have always held me high.”
“I was a complete mess. I didn't eat vegetables at all.”
“The ones that do support me and are cheering for me, man, I love them to death, because they could so easily be on the other end.”
“Wanderlei is the guy who brought the killer instinct out of me, I had no choice. When he would say 'Khalil, let's go' I knew what that meant. It meant we were going in the cage for five to 25 minutes and we were going to go to war.”
“Where my mind is and where I'm going, I'm here to fight the best. I'm here to go after it and be a contender.”