Tito Ortiz

“I always knew I wanted to have a family because I didn't have one growing up.”

“I don't have to prove anything else in this MMA world.”

“I'm really articulate when I do my thing - when I speak on the mic, when I do interviews. I'm a colorful personality.”

“The UFC makes about 99 percent of the money, and the rest goes to the fighters. That one percent ain't nothing compared to what they make on merchandising, on pay-per-view, and everything else they make around the world.”

“I'm just so intense when I fight, and I think a lot of fans love that.”

“I was always a huge WWF wrestling fan, and Hulk Hogan was one of my biggest heroes.”

“My biggest enemy has been my surgeries.”

“I have a great surgeon that put me together.”

“I had little problems during high school. It seemed like I was always getting into trouble in summer, going in and out of juvenile hall.”

“Being outspoken was important... I helped make the UFC what it is today with Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, and Randy Couture. Some said I was outspoken in a bad way, but I was just trying to educate the fans what being a UFC fighter is all about.”

“Retiring as the champion and being the only athlete to ever do that, I think goals like that are set in the mind. I want to make that happen.”

“I do charity work for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the USO. I made all the money I'm ever going to need - all my family is every going to need - so I try to give back to the community.”

“My true inspiration is to give everything to my kids that I never had. I had a really rough upbringing, and I want to break that chain. I've broken the chain, and I want to give my kids happiness every single day. When they wake up and hop on me and say; 'Dad I love you,' that is what means the most to me.”

“When you're winning, your confidence is through the roof, but when you're losing, that self-doubt is like, 'Am I doing the right thing?'”

“My kids come first on all measures.”

“I've tasted the dirt side. I've tasted being broke. I've been in the dumps, I've lived in motels as a kid. I want a different opportunity for my children. I never want them to see those things.”

“I was smart enough to save my money. I invest. The biggest thing you can invest is something they don't have a lot of, is land. I own a lot of it.”

“Michael Bisping is a really tough competitor and a hard worker.”

“I've had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, eye surgery, but I keep bouncing back. I won't go away - kind of like a virus. I don't go away. I keep coming back stronger and stronger. I'm contagious.”

“Anything with Tito Ortiz's name on it will always involve a bit of controversy.”