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" I got in the limelight at a young age. At age 19, people were already comparing me to Anderson Silva. "

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" I genuinely wanted to be an inspiration to other people and inspire people and be a role model. "

" I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly. "

" I have tons of pictures of myself as a kid with my medals, and they were never gold medals. "

" I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans. "

" I'll fight anywhere, man. "

" 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'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true. "

" I just need to be myself and allow things to happen. If it's God's will, good things will happen. "

" I often get people that come up to me with the UFC 151 poster with me and Dan on it and ask me to sign it. "

" I don't enjoy hitting people; I enjoy outsmarting them. "

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

" A champion without his belt is like a knight without his sword. I've got to have it. "

" When I fight someone who's not a good person, I want to beat him. "

" One day when I was bored, I just went down to a powerlifting gym, Via Strength Systems in Albuquerque. I knew I needed to expend my energy somehow. I started working out with them four days a week. I became obsessed with lifting and being fit. "

" I'm not scared of anything. "

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

" My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing. "

" Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track. "

" When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on. "

" I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I'd study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I'd be all of those at once. "

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

" 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. "

" The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer. "

" 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. "

" Even though I have bad qualities in my personal life, as an athlete, I can turn it on. "

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

" 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. "

" For a long time, I consciously tried to be a good person for others. Not anymore. Caring about other people keeps me in line, but I've decided to just be myself. "

" Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent. "

" Fitness really changed my life. "