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" I'm the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg. "
Demetrious Johnson
Who
Broken
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" I know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of $3 million. But I think I justify my pay with my skill set, and I've always been willing to promote my brand. "
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" Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn't sell me or my fights. "
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" I don't care about being the champ champ. I want to be the only consecutive 12-time defending champion in any mixed martial arts promotion. "
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" Coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter' in my weight class, I couldn't do it. I'd basically be coaching people to beat me. I'm going to give you my riddle? "
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" At the end of the day, UFC is a business. "
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" I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight. "
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Bash
Weight
" All I can do is make sure Demetrious Johnson does the best he can on fight night and goes out and wins his fights. "
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Fight
Best
Out
" Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp. "
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Friday
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" I do not like getting hit. I can take a hit, but I don't want to damage my brain if I don't have to. "
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I Can
Hit
Brain
" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "
Demetrious Johnson
First Time
UFC
Time
" A lot of people might sit back and watch Dominick Cruz doing his footwork, and say, 'Oh, Dominick Cruz just dancing around, and he runs away.' It's a totally different atmosphere until you get in there, and you actually experience it. "
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Dancing
People
You
" If I went up there and beat T.J. Dillashaw at 135 pounds, I have no interest whatsoever in staying at 135. People are like, 'Why not?' and I'm like, 'I have no interest in fighting guys who walk around at 160 pounds.' "
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People
Like
Beat
" I'm a smaller guy, so I train at a high pace. "
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Guy
High
Pace
" Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners. "
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Myself
Training
Time
" For me, I don't need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits - to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me. "
Demetrious Johnson
Health
Need
Body
" I focus on staying healthy, going to the gym, and I go out there and fight. "
Demetrious Johnson
Gym
Healthy
Fight
" In wrestling, when I was in high school, my coach said you should be able to hit every single move from any position. So, arm drag to double-leg, snap-down to double-leg. You should be able to hit a move from anywhere, so with my armbar, I can essentially hit it from any position because it's my favorite submission. "
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High School
You
School
" That's the beautiful thing about mixed martial arts - and I'll tell people that - you have to think outside of the box. "
Demetrious Johnson
Box
Think
Beautiful
" I grew up with a single mom, two brothers, and a sister, and after school, we would play outside then go home for dinner and play videogames together. It's something I enjoy doing, and it's also cheap entertainment compared to a movie or paying for cable. You pay $50 one time for a game, and you can play it as many times as you want. "
Demetrious Johnson
Mom
Time
Sister
" I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC. "
Demetrious Johnson
Looking
Vote
King
" I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've always appreciated talent over everything else. "
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React
Everything
True
" That's all I care about is being healthy. "
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Healthy
I Care
About
" In my mind, there's more to life than just fighting. That's just how I am. "
Demetrious Johnson
More
Just
I Am
" I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life. "
Demetrious Johnson
Me
Outlook
My Life
" I don't have small goals; I just have goals, and it's, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career. "
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Goals
Healthy
Small
" When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself. "
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Finish
Care
People
" I believe me being married, having a life outside of fighting, gives me a mental break. "
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Believe
Me
Life
" I'm a good dad. I'm an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they're in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I'm in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I'm there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor's appointments, I'm there 24/7. "
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You
Doctor
Good
" I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows? "
Demetrious Johnson
Greatest
Hope
Me
" We've always been into juicing. It's one of the things that my wife likes to do. She's a vegetarian, so she loves to juice. And I'm a big health freak - well, when I feel like being it. "
Demetrious Johnson
Feel
Always
Health