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" I made the wrong decision myself in my career. I tried to battle against the system. I should have never done that, but I didn't have anybody else who showed me how to do it before. I did everything on instinct. "

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" I've had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, eye surgery, but I keep bouncing back. I won't go away - kind of like a virus. I don't go away. I keep coming back stronger and stronger. I'm contagious. "

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" I was smart enough to save my money. I invest. The biggest thing you can invest is something they don't have a lot of, is land. I own a lot of it. "

" I did my job to make my name a household name. "

" There was a disc and two bone spurs pressing on my spinal cord. If anyone's had spinal cord problems or disc injuries in their neck, they'd understand what I went through. "

" Jon Jones is a great champion, but me in my prime, I was devastating. I was vicious. Nobody could stop me. Of course I could beat him in my prime. "

" UFC, take me off your list. Take me off your Hall of Fame. "

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" I've been through every surgery that any athlete has ever been through, and I've prevailed through it. "

" I punish the guy until the referee pulls me off or until he says 'no more,' and he taps. I don't want to leave any doubt in his mind that he had a chance. "

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" Back when the UFC first started, I wanted to see what MMA was all about; at the time, I was training with Tank Abbott, and so I went to see him fight. While at the fight, I saw this guy fighting that I just crushed in high school wrestling, and I thought, 'Hey, I'm a street fighter, and I have a wrestling background,' so I gave it a shot. "

" Negativity just sucks the life out of somebody. "

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

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

" I've been able to mature and improve my mixed martial arts game completely; I just never stop learning, and whenever I think I know enough, I just keep working and do more. "

" For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric; it's boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, cardio and it's all reached such an amazing level. As fans learn more about the sport, they just fall in love with it. "

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

" Scott Coker's been amazing to work with. "

" My biggest enemy has been my surgeries. "

" I went through UFC with five title defenses. Jonny 'Bones' Jones beat my record, so I'm trying to beat his record. That's my goal. That's what I want to do. "

" The UFC makes about 99 percent of the money, and the rest goes to the fighters. That one percent ain't nothing compared to what they make on merchandising, on pay-per-view, and everything else they make around the world. "

" We're fighters. We go out there, and we'll open a window of opportunity, and they're only open for so long, and we have to take advantage of that time right then. When I did it, I was 30-31 years old. Maybe it was a little too late that I should have did it, but I did it right. I was okay with the money that I got, the money that I made. "

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

" I love doing films, action films, anything I can get into that is produced at a high level, really use my skills. "

" I know who I am. I'm a former world champion. "

" Anything with Tito Ortiz's name on it will always involve a bit of controversy. "

" Us fighter put our lives on the line to entertain the fans that watch. "

" My number one goal was to be the best fighter ever in the Octagon. I think I can hold hands with many who can stake that claim. "

" I did what Jon 'Bones' Jones couldn't do, and that was finish Bader in a minute and fifty-six seconds. "

" I've seen everything during my career. "

" I had my first fight at UFC 13, and it was just one of those things that become second nature to me. "

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