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" I understand my limits. I'm not going to go out there just to fight for money and to put on a show for people at the risk of my own health. I won't do that. "

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

" I love to compete. "

" A lot of guys who I fought, they beat guys who were No. 1 contenders, and that's why I fought them. "

" My kids come first on all measures. "

" I am one of the guys who really capitalized on the ground-and-pound game and am very vicious on the ground. I let go of a lot of elbows and cause a lot of damage. "

" 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'm invested in the UFC, but I'm invested in myself at the same time, showing everyone that I am one of the greatest. "

" I'm a kid who has a lot of respect. I believe in respect. "

" At the end of the day, when I step in that cage, I'm there to fight for my name. It's not about money; it's not about who's gonna win or lose. It's about me winning. That's all that matters. "

" Scott Coker, I've known him such a long time, he's always been a straight shooter. He's always been very, very respectful towards me. He understands the business. He understands marketing and how to push the fighters to make them superstars in a household environment. "

" At the end of the day, us fighters, all we have is respect. "

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

" I put my heart, soul, and body into this sport. "

" 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. "

" I'm a person that's been fueled on emotions. And any fan who's ever been around any of my fights, I'm the only fighter who'd go out on the concourse to sign autographs the day of the fight. Because I'm in love with my fans. "

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

" I've tasted the dirt side. I've tasted being broke. I've been in the dumps, I've lived in motels as a kid. I want a different opportunity for my children. I never want them to see those things. "

" Retiring as the champion and being the only athlete to ever do that, I think goals like that are set in the mind. I want to make that happen. "

" I squeeze like an anaconda. "

" I fight on emotions. When I don't fight on emotions, I don't fight well. I fight on emotion, because I'm in for survival. "

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

" I fought with integrity and heart and determination like no fighter has ever done. "

" I want to let people to believe in themselves, people believe in me that everything is possible. "

" The whole bad-boy image was for the cage, and that's it. It wasn't an act because it came from a passion for fighting. "

" I've struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being. "

" 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 a Trump guy. I wasn't in the beginning, of course. I'm Mexican, when he said we need to take all the Mexicans out of United States... well, good luck on that one. They'll find a way to get back here anyways. "

" At the end of the day, I'm a dad, and I try to give my kids everything I never had as a kid. "

" I don't wanna fight a street fighter. "