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" I've been able to mature and improve my mixed martial arts game completely; I just never stop learning, and whenever I think I know enough, I just keep working and do more. "

Tito Ortiz

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

Tito Ortiz

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" I love to compete. "

" I've had an ACL replaced in my left knee, ACL replaced in my right knee, 50 percent of my meniscus taken out of my right knee, lower back fusion, C-6, C-7 fused in my neck, C-5, C-4 disk replacement, C-4, C-3 fused. I have 26, 27 concussions, hundreds of stitches. I've been through the grinder. "

" I look at guys like - guys like Floyd Mayweather making $42 million dollars for a pay-per-view - what am I doing differently from what this guy's doing? "

" I don't see myself any higher than anyone else. "

" I always knew I wanted to have a family because I didn't have one growing up. "

Tito Ortiz

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Always

" Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC. "

" Shlemenko wants to make his name off of Tito Ortiz. He's not the first person ever to do this. People have been trying to use my name ever since I was the champ. "

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

" 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. "

" I've had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, eye surgery, but I keep bouncing back. I won't go away - kind of like a virus. I don't go away. I keep coming back stronger and stronger. I'm contagious. "

" There was a disc and two bone spurs pressing on my spinal cord. If anyone's had spinal cord problems or disc injuries in their neck, they'd understand what I went through. "

" It gets to the point where, by the time you're underneath the arena lights and you're staring at your opponent, that's the best time. That's the best feeling in the world, because all the other stuff goes away. "

" 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. "

" Chuck Liddell's a puppet. "

Tito Ortiz

Puppet

Chuck

" The fight game and the commentary game are two different worlds. "

" I'm just so intense when I fight, and I think a lot of fans love that. "

" The 'Apprentice' was tough, tough work. It was all for charity, so I was thankful for the money Donald Trump gave me when I was fired. "

" I had little problems during high school. It seemed like I was always getting into trouble in summer, going in and out of juvenile hall. "

" I'm a big juicer, and I believe in juicing most vegetables and fruit, which I do twice a day. "

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

" I squeeze like an anaconda. "

Tito Ortiz

Squeeze

" I know what it feels like to be broke and alone, and I don't ever want my loved ones to see that or know what it's like. "

" 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. "

" When I get in that cage and fight, that's not me. It's somebody else. It's like a light switch that turns on. "

Tito Ortiz

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" I'm a very emotional person. That's every one of my fights; it's all emotions. "

" I remember from the very beginning when I walked out at UFC 40, when we had the big lights, the flames, everything. Fans want to see entertainment. "

" Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III, the fight that all the fans wanted to see for the longest time and never got a chance to. I never got a fair shake when I was with the UFC against Chuck, any of the times I ever fought against him. "

" I don't have to prove anything else in this MMA world. "

" My number one goal was to be the best fighter ever in the Octagon. I think I can hold hands with many who can stake that claim. "