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" I lived with my mom my whole life; her work ethic was ridiculous, and it hasn't changed. "
Stipe Miocic
Ridiculous
Life
Work Ethic
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" I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak. "
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" I'm a Cleveland guy, man. I love this city. "
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" People don't want to give me credit, which is fine. "
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" I told you I'm the best in the world. "
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Best
World
" It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight. "
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" The Hendricks/Lawler fights, those were just epic. Both were non-stop. I couldn't stop watching, and it was hard to look away. I watch those as a fan, and to see two guys fighting like that for 25 minutes is crazy. "
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" What makes me so confident is my coaches, my team: they are the best in the world, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. "
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Team
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Confident
" There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game. "
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Fight
Better
" I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. No one ever thought I'd be the champ, and look where I'm at now. "
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Me
Chance
Understand
" Listen, anyone in the heavyweight division in the top ten, there is no easy fight. I don't care what you say. "
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Say
Care
Easy
" I like helping people. "
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Helping People
Helping
People
" I'm always the underdog, but I don't mind that. "
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Always
Underdog
Mind
" I've got a great team around me. They keep me working hard; they keep me focused. "
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Working Hard
Working
Team
" You're always nervous before a fight. "
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Before
Fight
You
" Honestly, I don't talk; I just like to fight. I'm not a good talker. "
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Fight
Good
" I'm going to do what I want to do. If he wants to go to the ground, that's fine. I'm a wrestler. "
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He
Want
Fine
" You are a role model to people. You gotta make sure you're doing the right thing. "
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You
Role
People
" I'm never going to change who I am for the UFC. "
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UFC
Never
I Am
" I traded my 2002 Silverado in for the Trailblazer, and after my second fight, I got a win bonus. It was the knockout-of-the-night bonus, $50,000, and I paid the rest of my car off, and I gave it to my mother because I had a sponsorship with a Chevy dealership. "
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Got
Win
Rest
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Winning
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Happy
Everything
Great
" I love Cleveland; I'll always want to fight there. But there's a lot going on in New York. I'd like to go somewhere I'm not known as well. "
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Want
Always
Love
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Line
" All you can do is the same as any other fight: whoever they put in front of you, you go in there and try to get the W. "
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You
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" I'll always be a firefighter, no matter what. "
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Always
Matter
Firefighter