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" I went through a training camp; I worked extremely hard. I prepared for UFC 200. This was the big one. This one meant everything to me. "

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" I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games... But then I said to myself, 'This is a sport that's blessed me with a home, with an education, with some money. I can't hate this sport. This sport took me out of Louisiana. This sport gave me a chance when so many people don't get a chance. And I love this sport.' "

" It's very difficult to make a 100% turnaround. It's tough when you actually do exhibit patterns of bad behavior. You need to have a very strong support system of people who are willing to keep you in your place if you're going to overcome these things. "

" My daughter passed away in 2003. "

" I love Mike Tyson. I was a fan, as everybody else was. The moment somebody stood up to him, he didn't do so well. And that's the same thing with Anthony Johnson. The guy's a bully. He wants to intimidate you; he wants to dominate you. He wants to knock you out. But what happens when you don't knock somebody out? What happens? "

" I'm not a guy that really likes to pile onto somebody. Doesn't really matter who it is. "

" You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals. "

" I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it. "

" When I came into the gym, I wasn't just some guy. I was a two-time Olympian. "

" I want to be the best. "

" I need to be competing. Coaching is good, but I like to be in the fire. "

" I grew up in Louisiana. We have red beans and rice, and there's a Popeye's on every corner. "

" My confidence comes from me, not from Jon Jones. I can't draw my confidence from another person. "

" Gustafsson is a stud, man. He's a good fighter. "

" You have to be a champion in all facets of life. "

" My confidence comes from my fights and my training. "

" It is my job to sell these fighters. I'm now a business partner of the UFC. What I do directly affects my paycheck. I try my best. I just don't want people to be indifferent. "

" My little girl's in Heaven. She's my angel, and I can draw from that. "

" I've done nothing wrong. Some people just don't like me. Maybe I'm somebody that's easy to dislike, but I don't get it. Whatever. I'll do what I do. "

" Being able to go forward has been good, you know? I'm lucky to have that ability, to pressure guys and make them falter and wilt. "

" Some people just don't like you; you cannot satisfy everyone. But I've got a lot of supportive fans - people who do like me, do enjoy what I do. "

" You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order. "

" A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show. "

" I'm honored to be one of the guys that is seen as a leader of this great team - a team that has stood the test of time. AKA is one of the only teams that has been around since the beginning of the MMA explosion, and it's a huge honor for me to be named captain. "

" I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure. "