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" Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners. "
Demetrious Johnson
Myself
Training
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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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" Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn't sell me or my fights. "
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" I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V. "
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" A lot of people misunderstand what it means to have good cardio. Good cardio is when you are able to push the fight, and I've shown that in all of my fights. "
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Cardio
You
Push
" 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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" In wrestling, when I was in high school, my coach said you should be able to hit every single move from any position. So, arm drag to double-leg, snap-down to double-leg. You should be able to hit a move from anywhere, so with my armbar, I can essentially hit it from any position because it's my favorite submission. "
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High School
You
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" I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division. "
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Best
World
Think
" I'm never going to turn down a fight. "
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Fight
Going
Never
" For every champion, after you win the belt, you want to defend it as many times as possible. "
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Champion
Want
You
" You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport. "
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You
Fat
Fast
" 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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Mom
Time
Sister
" Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face. "
Demetrious Johnson
Love
Fans
Face
" I'd rather have head stomps and kicks to the head on the ground rather than elbows because I think to kick someone in the head while they're laying on their back is very hard. Elbows are easy. You can be here, and I just cut you and won the fight. "
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Back
Easy
Think
" That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes. "
Demetrious Johnson
Ten
Loved
Pride
" I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not. "
Demetrious Johnson
Cheating
Care
Opponents
" For me, I don't need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits - to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me. "
Demetrious Johnson
Health
Need
Body
" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "
Demetrious Johnson
First Time
UFC
Time
" 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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" 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!' "
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She
Like
Planet
" I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows? "
Demetrious Johnson
Greatest
Hope
Me
" Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000. "
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Myself
You
Look
" My wife is very supportive. "
Demetrious Johnson
Wife
Very
Supportive
" I'm a good dad. I'm an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they're in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I'm in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I'm there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor's appointments, I'm there 24/7. "
Demetrious Johnson
You
Doctor
Good
" I'm a smaller guy, so I train at a high pace. "
Demetrious Johnson
Guy
High
Pace
" You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me. "
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You
Away
Chance
" I always loved playing video games. It was something my mom did, and my sister played as well. "
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Loved
Mom
Video Games
" I take care of Demetrious Johnson, and the UFC takes care of themselves. That's nothing against the UFC; they're a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job at advertising and making stars. "
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Advertising
Job
Care
" There's money to be made, and I want mine. "
Demetrious Johnson
Mine
Want
Money
" That's all I care about is being healthy. "
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