Royce Gracie

“Werdum is good, is a smart fighter. He knows how to set up a beautiful strategy.”

“My father created this whole MMA thing.”

“My grandfather was doing business with a Japanese man. In exchange of good relationship the man taught my uncles the art of jiu jitsu. My father couldn't do it because he was very weak, he couldn't do one press-up, so he just sat back and watched, and memorised. What he did was add leverage into the moves.”

“People always want to see who's the best fighter in the world.”

“Sometimes you watch a tournament with a point system, and it's not the best fighter that wins. It's the guy who scores more points and then he runs away and hides.”

“I'm happy and satisfied with my accomplishments. I sleep well at night.”

“Wouldn't you love to see Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield go one more time? It's not like just one of them has aged. They've both aged. They're both icons.”

“In a street fight situation, there's no weight division, there's no time limits.”

“If I had doubts, I would've never walked into the ring.”

“My brother, who created the UFC, had a vision. He knew that people wanted to see who was the best fighter. People have curiosity, what style was the best? Boxing, wrestling, Gracie jiujitsu? It was a quest to find out.”

“There's so much talent in Brazil, so many guys that will probably never get discovered.”

“The jiu-jitsu my father created was for the smaller guy to beat the bigger guy.”

“The armlock is an armlock, a choke is a choke. How you set it up - is different. Everybody have their personal style.”

“My father didn't make us fighters, he made us teachers.”

“It's always good to have more promotions, give more fighters work.”

“A lot of fighters complain, 'Man he's five pounds heavier than me.' Really? It doesn't matter, man.”

“Face life's challenges with confidence, dare to pursue your dreams and live to the fullest just as my father did.”

“I never stopped training, I never stopped working out.”

“We fight to prove that our art, Gracie jiu-jitsu, is the best.”

“I have fought all my life, that is easy for me.”