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" Being labeled as someone who would cheat hurts more than anything else I've ever been through in my career. "

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" I'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true. "

" I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist. "

" I was never popular. I always kind of wanted to be accepted with the rich kids, with the cool kids, and I never had that. "

" I grew up originally in Rochester. It was where I was born and a very tough neighbourhood with a lot of violence. I consider myself lucky. When I was aged 11, in 1998, Dad moved us to a suburban area from what was a ghetto area. It gave me a chance of survival. "

" I just keep my eyes open and focus on the things I'm not good at and what makes other people better than me - technique and things outside the Octagon. "

" The biggest challenge is learning how to psych yourself up into believing in yourself as you walk into the Octagon. "

" It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself. "

" I don't really deal in trash talk too much. But I show my confidence. "

" A champion without his belt is like a knight without his sword. I've got to have it. "

" One day when I was bored, I just went down to a powerlifting gym, Via Strength Systems in Albuquerque. I knew I needed to expend my energy somehow. I started working out with them four days a week. I became obsessed with lifting and being fit. "

" A lot of coaches in MMA focus on MMA wrestling. My coach, his high school team is ranked 10th in the nation. Izzy Martinez is very connected to the wrestling community. "

" I feel like a lot of my fans hold high expectations of me when it comes to inside the Octagon - not so much outside of the Octagon - but I feel like most of my performances are pretty dominant, so I don't feel like I have the luxury to not perform in an extremely impressive fashion. "

" I've convinced myself I'm something special. When you do that, man, you're dangerous, especially when you have the athleticism and work ethic to back it up. "

" You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it. "

" I feel as if I'm God's champion, and I have a lot of pride in that. "

" The first time I crawled into the octagon, I just felt like an animal, you know? Like a creature, like I wasn't quite human. "

" When I fight someone who's not a good person, I want to beat him. "

" Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent. "

" My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing. "

" Muhammad Ali was hated, and then he was loved at the very end. Floyd Mayweather was hated, and a lot of people are really coming around on him. So, I'm just trying to stay positive and try not to offend too many people along the way and hope for the best end result. "

" I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to. "

" I often get people that come up to me with the UFC 151 poster with me and Dan on it and ask me to sign it. "

" Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality. "

" I'm here to fight; I'm not here to protect whether you think I'm a good person or not. I've given up on that. "

" To see my little brother Chandler outdoing me, it's great; I want to be able to cross-market and feed off his star power. "

" In my mind, I've never lost a fight. "

" I'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure. "

" I believe I have the attitude of a champion and a winner, and I'm not apologetic for it. "

" I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly. "

" I've really tried everything in my power to get my life together. "