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" I come from one of the great coaches - Matt Hume, Brad Kertson - and my skill set is well-rounded. "
Demetrious Johnson
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" I wasn't a person who hated working. When I was working and training, I loved it. I loved that I had to work that hard. I think it transformed into the gym and then transformed into the octagon. It was a good thing. "
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" Me, I'm a working-class man, and I go to my job, put in the work, and walk away clean and unscathed, and I like it that way. "
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" I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've always appreciated talent over everything else. "
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" The first time I fought Ian McCall, I cut carbs completely out of my diet all through training camp. I was afraid I wasn't going to make weight, that I'd get on the scale, and it would be all, 'He weighs 128,' and the people would throw cabbage at me. I basically cut all carbs on the diet, just eat chicken and greens all the time. "
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" Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp. "
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" I believe me being married, having a life outside of fighting, gives me a mental break. "
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Me
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" I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash talk are not fight fans. "
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" I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows? "
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" Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners. "
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Time
" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "
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" 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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Time
Sister
" My wife is very supportive. "
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Very
Supportive
" If I went up there and beat T.J. Dillashaw at 135 pounds, I have no interest whatsoever in staying at 135. People are like, 'Why not?' and I'm like, 'I have no interest in fighting guys who walk around at 160 pounds.' "
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People
Like
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" I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts. "
Demetrious Johnson
Mixed
Martial Arts
Arts
" 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. "
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You
Doctor
Good
" One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge. "
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Week
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" I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions. "
Demetrious Johnson
Business
Get
Hit
" You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport. "
Demetrious Johnson
You
Fat
Fast
" 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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Yourself
Me
Fight
" They'll always find somebody for me to fight. Whether I win or lose, they'll find somebody to fight, and I'll compete. I'll make money, and I'll pay my bills. "
Demetrious Johnson
Win Or Lose
Me
Money
" You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up. "
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Art
You
Will
" I'm a black-and-white type of dude. If you say something, I believe you're gonna do it. "
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Believe
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" I don't want to say I was ever scared to voice my opinion. I was just trying to make a good example, I guess you could say. And even when I'm more outspoken, I believe that I am still making a good example for younger athletes and also future athletes. "
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I Am
You
Voice
" I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by. "
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Gym
Work
" I never cared who I was going to fight because, at the end of the day, it makes no difference. "
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Never
End
" That's all I care about is being healthy. "
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Healthy
I Care
About
" MMA has the rudest, most negative, dumbest, ignorant fans in the world - but it also has the most passionate fans in the world. "
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Passionate
World
Negative
" Obviously I'd love to see Demetrious Johnson, you know, 'Demetrious Johnson $500,000 payout baby,' absolutely. "
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Know
Love
Baby
" I focus on staying healthy, going to the gym, and I go out there and fight. "
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Gym
Healthy
Fight
" I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end up making a million dollars is Conor McGregor - that's just because of how his contract is structured or whatever. "
Demetrious Johnson
End
Think
Lose