Wanderlei Silva

“No gloves cut a bit more, but that's not a problem if you don't fear blood.”

“The athlete needs money to prepare for a fight and to perform well. How are you going to prepare well if you have to have another job to make money?”

“People have to be more careful in traffic. It's hard to ride bikes in Curitiba.”

“The UFC isn't this whole glamor everybody thinks. They don't pay you right.”

“I want the MMA fighter to make as much money as the NBA and NFL players. We are as professional as they are, we are on the TV too, but we don't get paid like they do.”

“That stadium, Saitama, has given me some of the best moments in my career.”

“Who sees Wanderlei Silva today, with all the marketing, with a good gym and getting paid well to fight, they don't know the difficulties I went through. I went through a lot of hardships in my life.”

“I have other plans, other businesses. I have things to do. But I love to fight. I love this sport.”

“It's a dangerous sport, you can get really hurt. God helped me, protected me so I wouldn't have any damage, any serious injury.”

“I would like to fight in Brazil, but we can fight in Japan or even in the United States. But if it really is against Dan Henderson, I would like it to be in a soccer stadium in Brazil.”

“I don't even drink.”

“I have some issues that I don't know if they will become issues. I have some things in my head, I forget things. I can't turn my head a lot or my brain crashes. I have back and wrist pain.”

“How can someone who has never been slapped in the face talk about the greatest fighter of all times?”

“But what astonished me is that this Croatian, this Mirko Cro Cop guy, called me the best in the world, a legend in front of me, but behind the computer he's talking a bunch of crap. What kind of man are you to say this crap online and not to my face?”

“I want Sonnen to feel ashamed of how bad he'll be beaten by me.”

“Shogun is the most talented guy I've ever seen.”

“My Hall of Fame are my fans.”

“I like the octagon because there are no corners; there is nowhere for my opponent to go.”

“The power from the punches come from your legs.”

“Of course we always want to win, and train for it, but I also care about the quality of my performance. I want to provide a great spectacle for those who are at home.”