A biography for Royce Graciehasn’t been written yet.
“The greatest tribute you can to pay to my father is to continue to train and share Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, remembering to never lose sight of the fact that what you do off the matt counts more than what you do on the matt.”
“Mike Tyson is a good boxer, but he is not the best fighter. I am the best fighter.”
“Tim Kennedy is one of the toughest guys in my opinion.”
“There is no age as long as the body feels good.”
“My father had nine kids, seven boys and two girls, and my uncle had 21 kids, 11 boys and 10 girls. They had the opportunity to teach the art of Gracie Jiu Jitsu and that's how we got involved from a young age. It's in the blood.”
“If Gerard Gordeau would have won the first UFC, everybody would be learning savate.”
“I've never had a fight in the street.”
“Fighting is about a strategy. MMA is not all about brutality.”
“You're a warrior or you're not.”
“It's always a pleasure to watch a Gracie winning. We were born fighting.”
“When Scott Coker first mentioned to me that Ken Shamrock wanted to fight I said, 'Thank you.' I played a little hard to get, but for sure I knew we had to do the third fight with Ken; there was no doubt. He still insisted on fighting me. I guess the guy cannot sleep for 22 years.”
“I made peace with retirement, but when you're a fighter, you're always a fighter.”
“I fight because I want to not because I have to.”
“That's good when the guy has confidence. It's not bad. I want to fight someone who thinks like that.”
“Bellator and Viacom want to give fans exciting fights and enable fighters to continue to grow and most importantly provide for their family, and it's something I want to be a part of.”
“I never drank, never party, Carnival, none of that.”
“That's why I like Demian Maia and Fabricio Werdum. Demian will take you down and do his game. Werdum learned the stand-up to know what's coming, but he never stopped using his jiu-jitsu. He will clinch, take you down and submit you.”
“I only sign one fight at a time.”
“You have to know when to stop in this sport. It's very hard.”
“I never picked an opponent.”