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

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" Whenever I talk about Christ out loud, or I tweet a verse or say something in reference about Christ, a lot of people lash out and aren't very excited to hear about my love for Christ. "

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" Muhammad Ali was hated, and then he was loved at the very end. Floyd Mayweather was hated, and a lot of people are really coming around on him. So, I'm just trying to stay positive and try not to offend too many people along the way and hope for the best end result. "

" Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality. "

" My friends and family all know me, and that's the important thing. "

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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. "

" I'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true. "

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

" 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. "

" My wrestling dream was to become a Division I national champion. That was my No. 1 dream - not Olympics, not money. Just winning that tournament. "

" I genuinely wanted to be an inspiration to other people and inspire people and be a role model. "

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" 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. "

" When it comes to fighting and other fighters, I try to be respectful. "

" I have tons of pictures of myself as a kid with my medals, and they were never gold medals. "

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" I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans. "

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

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" I want to take this time to thank Daniel Cormier for being my biggest rival and motivator. He has absolutely no reason to hang his head. He has been a model champion, a model husband, a model father, a teammate, a leader, and I aspire to be a lot more like that man, because he's an amazing human being. "

" 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. "

" Fighting is not what I do - it's who I am. It's what I was meant to do, what I was meant to be. I knew that right after my first MMA practice. "

" The higher the risk, the higher the reward. "