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" I think sports is a quest to find out what really is - not what perceptions are. "

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" If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC. "

" Gray Maynard? Kenny Florian? All these guys, they're UFC fighters, that's all. They're pushed by the UFC, but when they leave the UFC, they're forgotten. When's the last time you heard Josh Neer's name? You haven't. When's the last time you heard about Roger Hurerta? You haven't. They're no ones anymore. "

" Where in normal neighborhoods, they would play stick ball and hockey and baseball, we used to slap box and bring boxing gloves down the street and box each other. "

" There's not a single strike that good preparation can't negate. "

" The truth is, a large majority of the market, I'd guess 80 percent, doesn't know anything more than what they are sold. "

" I have a tremendous support from a lot of the Underground fans. They believe in me, they want to see me do well, and they're behind me. But there are a lot of people out there who don't believe it, and so I want to separate perception and reality. I want to be able to do that. "

" Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating. "

" I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time. "

" I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight. "

" Although I'm shorter, all of my weight I carry in my back and my butt. That's where most of my weight is. "

" When I say 'fighter,' I am thinking about how you deal with adversity, how you deal with being in bad situations. "

" The most comical thing for me, even when I watch movies, is the guy who's so crazy confident about himself, with the mink jacket - to me, that is so funny. I wish I could be like that. As a fighter, I wish I could do that, so I could make people laugh. But I can't; it's not my style. "

" I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on. "

" I'm a little unconventional; I do things a little differently. "

" When I joined UFC, I said I want to be involved in fights where millions of fans are watching, biting their fingernails, thinking, 'What the heck is going to go on here?' "

" I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys. "

" Money is always a motivating factor, but money has never been my driving force. In my first fight, I paid the promoter in order for me to fight. I was in the hole 300 bucks for that. Money has always been a byproduct of me doing something I love. "

" The fans, man, the fans have a little different way of thinking. They really applaud the spirit of fighters, and that put a huge influence on the type of energy I fought with, rather than if I won or lost. America's a real win-or-lose culture, where with the Japanese, fighting with spirit is enough. "

" Out of nowhere, they made an interim belt and had Lee fight Ferguson. This is very odd for me; what went on there? You know. I don't know what went on there. "

" I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight. "

" The more dangerous the opponent, the better fight I've fought. It always made me move in ways I'd never moved before. "

" It's hard when you win the title to not think, 'I'm here. Now what do I do?' "

" I want to fight only dangerous guys. Whenever I've done that in my career, I've stepped up and risen to the challenge. "

" I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct. "

" I don't like going to 155; I do it because everyone else does. "

" I enjoy fights the most once them nerves go away and you settle into the fight. That's when you can have your fun and be creative and just kind of be yourself. "

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" I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't. "

" Fighting, for me, is not a career - it's an opportunity. I'm going to take full advantage of it and do it as long as I can. As long as my body lets me and I'm healthy enough to do it naturally, I'll do it. "