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" It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible. "

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" I've convinced myself I'm something special. When you do that, man, you're dangerous, especially when you have the athleticism and work ethic to back it up. "

Jon Jones

Myself

Back

Man

" 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. "

" I feel as if I'm God's champion, and I have a lot of pride in that. "

" Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym. "

Jon Jones

Christian

Out

" My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids. "

" 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. "

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

" Life is supposed to be about love and good times, and so I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions, and I'm ready to move forward and allow my life to be a light to others that it's never over, even for a person like me, who has lost a tremendous amount of respect among my peers, my fans, my friends and family. "

" I notice that I'm full of myself, and I am arrogant to some degree, but it's honestly only when it comes to talking about MMA. "

" A lot of coaches in MMA focus on MMA wrestling. My coach, his high school team is ranked 10th in the nation. Izzy Martinez is very connected to the wrestling community. "

" I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude. "

Jon Jones

Dude

Would

" I'm not saying Gustafsson isn't a champion. He's not the champion that I am. He's not a champion at all. I've won the belt seven times. He got tapped out by Phil Davis and lost to me fair and square. This guy gets so much praise. Having a close fight with me was the greatest thing he's ever done. "

Jon Jones

Lost

Champion

" I grew up originally in Rochester. It was where I was born and a very tough neighbourhood with a lot of violence. I consider myself lucky. When I was aged 11, in 1998, Dad moved us to a suburban area from what was a ghetto area. It gave me a chance of survival. "

Jon Jones

Chance

Myself

" Daniel Cormier has been a model champion. He will be a champion for the rest of his life. "

" Conor McGregor has been a tremendous inspiration to me. "

Jon Jones

Inspiration

Been

" My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing. "

" I'll fight anywhere, man. "

" 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. "

Jon Jones

Fashion

Feel

" I love Twitter in particular because it allows me to grow and see how people feel about the decisions I make. My followers, they're always pretty honest with me. I love the honesty I get. I also find motivation in it. "

" I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I'd study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I'd be all of those at once. "

" Being labeled as someone who would cheat hurts more than anything else I've ever been through in my career. "

Jon Jones

Career

Through

" The biggest challenge is learning how to psych yourself up into believing in yourself as you walk into the Octagon. "

" There's never been a southpaw fighter to make it five rounds with me. These are championship fights, and most of them can't even make it out of the normal rounds. Fought Chael Sonnen, TKOed him in round one. Fought Vitor Belfort. He made it to round four when I ended up submitting him. "

Jon Jones

Fighter

Never

" I was never popular. I always kind of wanted to be accepted with the rich kids, with the cool kids, and I never had that. "

" Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent. "

Jon Jones

Opponent

Phenomenal

" I'm definitely very excited to see Cormier fight Brock Lesnar. I think Daniel Cormier wins the fight. He's just too fast. I feel like, when I fought him, he was quicker than me with certain combinations. I can only imagine he's going to be a lot quicker than Brock Lesnar. "

" A champion without his belt is like a knight without his sword. I've got to have it. "

Jon Jones

Knight

Without

" 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. "

" I've come to expect more out of myself - as a citizen, as a man, as an athlete - to reach a better place, a place I've never been. "

" I believe I have the attitude of a champion and a winner, and I'm not apologetic for it. "