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

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" My friends and family all know me, and that's the important thing. "

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" I will get out there and train harder than anyone, five times a day sometimes. You have to be a special person to do that - like, special forces, military maybe. "

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

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

" The first time I crawled into the octagon, I just felt like an animal, you know? Like a creature, like I wasn't quite human. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My wrestling dream was to become a Division I national champion. That was my No. 1 dream - not Olympics, not money. Just winning that tournament. "

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

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to. "

" 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. "

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

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

" My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids. "

" 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. "

" I notice that I'm full of myself, and I am arrogant to some degree, but it's honestly only when it comes to talking about MMA. "

" I feel as if I'm God's champion, and I have a lot of pride in that. "

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

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

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

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