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" At the end of the day, UFC is a business. "

Demetrious Johnson

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" I wake up around 8:30, 8:45. I eat my breakfast, hit the road by 10 A.M., and get to the gym by 11. "

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" I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows? "

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" We've always been into juicing. It's one of the things that my wife likes to do. She's a vegetarian, so she loves to juice. And I'm a big health freak - well, when I feel like being it. "

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" If you look at the end of a roll of toilet paper, like the brown paper tube, I basically worked in a factory that made humongous ones like that - for concrete or anything you wanted to put in there. I was the guy who chopped those up into smaller pieces, put them in a box, throw it in a pallet, wrap it up, jump in a forklift and put it on a truck. "

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" I don't care about being the champ champ. I want to be the only consecutive 12-time defending champion in any mixed martial arts promotion. "

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" I grew up with a single mom, two brothers, and a sister, and after school, we would play outside then go home for dinner and play videogames together. It's something I enjoy doing, and it's also cheap entertainment compared to a movie or paying for cable. You pay $50 one time for a game, and you can play it as many times as you want. "

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" Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners. "

Demetrious Johnson

" I know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of $3 million. But I think I justify my pay with my skill set, and I've always been willing to promote my brand. "

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" I always loved playing video games. It was something my mom did, and my sister played as well. "

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" I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC. "

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" If you want to see great mixed martial arts, tune in when I fight. If you want to see drama and all of that stuff, you guys can go watch 'Bachelors in Paradise.' They'll give you enough drama you can want to watch. "

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" That's all I care about is being healthy. "

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" Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I'm like, 'Whoo!' "

Demetrious Johnson

" I'm not going to go out there and have these slugfests, but I'll go out there and dominate my opponent. That's what I do in my fight. "

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" If somebody goes, 'You should go to 135,' my heart's just not into it. "

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" It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money. "

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" I believe me being married, having a life outside of fighting, gives me a mental break. "

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" Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face. "

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" My mind can't always be on fighting. "

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" When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself. "

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" Truly, I am not afraid of one man in this whole UFC Octagon roster. I truly don't care. What's the worst thing that's going to happen to me? I lose. I get knocked out? "

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" At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it. "

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" Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the land; I'm the fastest man in mixed martial arts. "

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" Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp. "

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" When I'm done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That's my legacy, ladies and gentlemen. "

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" I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash talk are not fight fans. "

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" I don't want to say I was ever scared to voice my opinion. I was just trying to make a good example, I guess you could say. And even when I'm more outspoken, I believe that I am still making a good example for younger athletes and also future athletes. "

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" As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me outside of 'TUF 24,' which was minimal in comparison to other fights, fighters, and shows. "

Demetrious Johnson