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" 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. "

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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'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure. "

" I put pressure on myself and feel pressure from my fans to not only win but to look great doing it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it. "

" I feel like a lot of my fans hold high expectations of me when it comes to inside the Octagon - not so much outside of the Octagon - but I feel like most of my performances are pretty dominant, so I don't feel like I have the luxury to not perform in an extremely impressive fashion. "

" 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. "

" We're all going to make mistakes; they're inevitable. It's what you do after these mistakes that matters. "

" I love Twitter in particular because it allows me to grow and see how people feel about the decisions I make. My followers, they're always pretty honest with me. I love the honesty I get. I also find motivation in it. "

" Daniel Cormier has been a model champion. He will be a champion for the rest of his life. "

" I'm not saying Gustafsson isn't a champion. He's not the champion that I am. He's not a champion at all. I've won the belt seven times. He got tapped out by Phil Davis and lost to me fair and square. This guy gets so much praise. Having a close fight with me was the greatest thing he's ever done. "

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

" I just keep my eyes open and focus on the things I'm not good at and what makes other people better than me - technique and things outside the Octagon. "

" If you do something bad, it doesn't mean you're a bad person. It means you had bad judgment. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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" I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans. "

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" 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. "

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

" It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible. "

" 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. "