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" College, for me, was more about wrestling than actually going to classes. "

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" 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. "

" Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track. "

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

" I wouldn't argue that Anderson Silva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA. "

" I think once you start to think that you're the man, and you know it all, and your style is unbeatable and stuff like that, that's when you get caught and clipped and get humbled really fast. "

" I genuinely wanted to be an inspiration to other people and inspire people and be a role model. "

" 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. "

" The higher the risk, the higher the reward. "

" When it comes to MMA, there is a big chip on my shoulder. There is a way that I look at myself. I think it's really, really important, and it's something I'm not really apologetic for it. As I get older, and I win more, I start to embrace it even more. "

" It's not my business what other people think of me. "

" You've got to give your past attention, but you've got to forgive yourself, acknowledge what you did wrong, and be a man, taking responsibility. You can't not fly anymore because of the things you've been through. You've got to believe in a brighter future, that better version of yourself. "

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

" Conor McGregor has been a tremendous inspiration to me. "

" 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'm not scared of anything. "

" I put pressure on myself and feel pressure from my fans to not only win but to look great doing it. "

" There's never been a southpaw fighter to make it five rounds with me. These are championship fights, and most of them can't even make it out of the normal rounds. Fought Chael Sonnen, TKOed him in round one. Fought Vitor Belfort. He made it to round four when I ended up submitting him. "

" For a long time, I consciously tried to be a good person for others. Not anymore. Caring about other people keeps me in line, but I've decided to just be myself. "

" As long as I'm taking care of my family and breaking records and continuing to excel and continuing to find new endorsements - everything's working. "

" I just need to be myself and allow things to happen. If it's God's will, good things will happen. "

" I got in the limelight at a young age. At age 19, people were already comparing me to Anderson Silva. "

" In a fight, you got to know that there's a strong chance you're going to get hurt. But at the same time, you know, most of the injuries you sustain in fighting are not career-ending injuries. "

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

" My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids. "

" I love Twitter in particular because it allows me to grow and see how people feel about the decisions I make. My followers, they're always pretty honest with me. I love the honesty I get. I also find motivation in it. "

" Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything. "

" I will get out there and train harder than anyone, five times a day sometimes. You have to be a special person to do that - like, special forces, military maybe. "

" I've come to expect more out of myself - as a citizen, as a man, as an athlete - to reach a better place, a place I've never been. "

" 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. "

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