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" I've tasted the dirt side. I've tasted being broke. I've been in the dumps, I've lived in motels as a kid. I want a different opportunity for my children. I never want them to see those things. "

Tito Ortiz

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Tito Ortiz

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Nature

" Negativity just sucks the life out of somebody. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Being outspoken was important... I helped make the UFC what it is today with Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, and Randy Couture. Some said I was outspoken in a bad way, but I was just trying to educate the fans what being a UFC fighter is all about. "

" I've struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being. "

" People don't understand what fighters at the top have to go through. You know what, even half the fighters don't understand what the guys on top are going through. You're being pulled in so many directions. Contract negotiations, business opportunities, people come out of the woodwork, and it all happens when you're so young. "

" 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. "

" Chuck Liddell's a puppet. "

Tito Ortiz

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Chuck

" 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. "

" My true inspiration is to give everything to my kids that I never had. I had a really rough upbringing, and I want to break that chain. I've broken the chain, and I want to give my kids happiness every single day. When they wake up and hop on me and say; 'Dad I love you,' that is what means the most to me. "

" From a kid who didn't come from much success growing up but watched Muhammad Ali and Hulk Hogan, to where I am today... I tell kids, 'You can achieve anything you want as long as you stick with it.' "

" Fighting is my livelihood, and jeopardizing my body without a full understanding of conditions doesn't make any sense. No professional fighter will go into a risky match without a contract. "

" I understand my limits. I'm not going to go out there just to fight for money and to put on a show for people at the risk of my own health. I won't do that. "

Tito Ortiz

People

Fight

" Michael Bisping is a really tough competitor and a hard worker. "

" I did what Jon 'Bones' Jones couldn't do, and that was finish Bader in a minute and fifty-six seconds. "

" In the UFC, at first we were like a family, but then it turned corporate. In Bellator, we're family. "

Tito Ortiz

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Then

" I squeeze like an anaconda. "

Tito Ortiz

Squeeze

" 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? "

" 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. "

" I want to let people to believe in themselves, people believe in me that everything is possible. "

" 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. "

" In my mind, I know I'm one of the greatest. I know other people don't think that, but in my mind, I know I'm one of the greatest. "

" They eat clean, they don't drink sodas, they don't have fast food. My kids eat like pro athletes. "

" 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 want to fight the top guys in the world. Guys who have names. Guys who I don't mind trying to make a mark off of me by them trying to win, which, they're gonna become losers. "

" Anything with Tito Ortiz's name on it will always involve a bit of controversy. "

" I put my heart, soul, and body into this sport. "

" Life's too short. Too short to hate. "