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" Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything. "
Jon Jones
College
Growing Up
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" 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. "
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" I'm not saying Gustafsson isn't a champion. He's not the champion that I am. He's not a champion at all. I've won the belt seven times. He got tapped out by Phil Davis and lost to me fair and square. This guy gets so much praise. Having a close fight with me was the greatest thing he's ever done. "
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" I'm very aware of my image and the perception of me. "
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" I wouldn't argue that Anderson Silva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA. "
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" Life is supposed to be about love and good times, and so I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions, and I'm ready to move forward and allow my life to be a light to others that it's never over, even for a person like me, who has lost a tremendous amount of respect among my peers, my fans, my friends and family. "
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" Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The higher the risk, the higher the reward. "
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" 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. "
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" Fighting was something inside of me that I didn't realize was there. "
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" I'm not scared of anything. "
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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. "
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Feel
" I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist. "
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" Even though I have bad qualities in my personal life, as an athlete, I can turn it on. "
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" 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. "
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" In my mind, I've never lost a fight. "
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" The biggest challenge is learning how to psych yourself up into believing in yourself as you walk into the Octagon. "
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" I'm definitely very excited to see Cormier fight Brock Lesnar. I think Daniel Cormier wins the fight. He's just too fast. I feel like, when I fought him, he was quicker than me with certain combinations. I can only imagine he's going to be a lot quicker than Brock Lesnar. "
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" 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. "
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" I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude. "
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" It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible. "
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" My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm a champion, and I believe that if you're a champion, you can't be afraid to go out there and test yourself against the greatest challenges. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to. "
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