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" Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Daniel Cormier has been a model champion. He will be a champion for the rest of his life. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Just staying healthy, that is true wealth and true happiness. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans. "

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" A rough beginning doesn't have to mean there is a rough end. "

" 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. "