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" I always knew I wanted to have a family because I didn't have one growing up. "

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" In my mind, I know I'm one of the greatest. I know other people don't think that, but in my mind, I know I'm one of the greatest. "

" Fighting is my livelihood, and jeopardizing my body without a full understanding of conditions doesn't make any sense. No professional fighter will go into a risky match without a contract. "

" I don't have to prove anything else in this MMA world. "

" Michael Bisping is a really tough competitor and a hard worker. "

" Life's too short. Too short to hate. "

" After having my first surgery in 2003, having an ACL replacement, I never thought I'd be able to compete again. "

" I'm really articulate when I do my thing - when I speak on the mic, when I do interviews. I'm a colorful personality. "

" Every fight is won in the gym. The hard part of our job is getting in the gym every day, six days a week. "

" I've had an ACL replaced in my left knee, ACL replaced in my right knee, 50 percent of my meniscus taken out of my right knee, lower back fusion, C-6, C-7 fused in my neck, C-5, C-4 disk replacement, C-4, C-3 fused. I have 26, 27 concussions, hundreds of stitches. I've been through the grinder. "

" My biggest enemy has been my surgeries. "

" I'm a kid who has a lot of respect. I believe in respect. "

" I had little problems during high school. It seemed like I was always getting into trouble in summer, going in and out of juvenile hall. "

" I'm very thankful to Bellator. "

" My true inspiration is to give everything to my kids that I never had. I had a really rough upbringing, and I want to break that chain. I've broken the chain, and I want to give my kids happiness every single day. When they wake up and hop on me and say; 'Dad I love you,' that is what means the most to me. "

" Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC. "

" My biggest enemy has been my body. "

" I do charity work for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the USO. I made all the money I'm ever going to need - all my family is every going to need - so I try to give back to the community. "

" I am one of the guys who really capitalized on the ground-and-pound game and am very vicious on the ground. I let go of a lot of elbows and cause a lot of damage. "

" I've struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being. "

" When you're winning, your confidence is through the roof, but when you're losing, that self-doubt is like, 'Am I doing the right thing?' "

" I fight on emotions. When I don't fight on emotions, I don't fight well. I fight on emotion, because I'm in for survival. "

" I'm a very emotional person. That's every one of my fights; it's all emotions. "

" Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III, the fight that all the fans wanted to see for the longest time and never got a chance to. I never got a fair shake when I was with the UFC against Chuck, any of the times I ever fought against him. "

" My kids come first on all measures. "

" Wrestling encompasses hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and determination - there's just nothing like it in any sport. "

" I look at guys like - guys like Floyd Mayweather making $42 million dollars for a pay-per-view - what am I doing differently from what this guy's doing? "

" The 'Apprentice' was tough, tough work. It was all for charity, so I was thankful for the money Donald Trump gave me when I was fired. "

" Man's best friend - that's what dogs are. I have two dogs. I love and treat them like family. "