A biography for Robbie Lawlerhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm just a quiet guy who loved to fight.”
“I was getting a lot of good work with my wrestling up in Iowa, but I needed a more all-around game, striking, jiu-jitsu at a high level. I had a lot of good coaches out at ATT to work with. They pushed me. Everything was smarter. Everything was precise.”
“I know you can't fight forever, and there's only so long you can do this.”
“It doesn't matter who I'm facing. I'm concentrating on myself.”
“I'm not just a guy who can knock people out.”
“The basics win fights.”
“I'm just fighting a lot of high-level guys. I feel everyone is trying to be tactical, everyone is trying to put their A-game out there, and I have to find a way to win. I'm all about moving on and trying to get better.”
“Obviously, CM Punk is a really big draw for the UFC. He's going to bring a lot of eyes to the UFC, and the better he does, the better it'll be for all MMA fighters as far as sponsorships and stuff.”
“I'm not a matchmaker; I don't run the UFC - I'm a fighter. So I'll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people.”
“I don't worry about who they're putting in front of me. Why would I? That's just nonsense for me to waste my energy.”
“I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts.”
“I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself.”
“Drew McFedries was the hardest hitter I've ever been around. A big, strong, athletic guy with power. He didn't have to hit you with a hard shot or load up - even the little short shots could hurt you.”
“I was a striker before a wrestler. I've always wanted to knock people out.”
“To take what I have, they're going to have to have more than skill and technique. It's a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That's just who I am. I'm not messing around out there. I'm not giving it away.”
“There's always going to be some phenom fighter coming up. If they're special athletes and highly trained, they'll do big things.”
“Everyone's out there trying to take what's mine, and they're going to have to fight me for it.”