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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. "

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

" I wouldn't argue that Anderson Silva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA. "

" I often get people that come up to me with the UFC 151 poster with me and Dan on it and ask me to sign it. "

Jon Jones

Come

UFC

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

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

" 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. "

" Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track. "

" Fitness really changed my life. "

" As long as I'm taking care of my family and breaking records and continuing to excel and continuing to find new endorsements - everything's working. "

" Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything. "

" Just staying healthy, that is true wealth and true happiness. "

" To see my little brother Chandler outdoing me, it's great; I want to be able to cross-market and feed off his star power. "

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

Jon Jones

Career

Through

" I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to. "

" When it comes to MMA, there is a big chip on my shoulder. There is a way that I look at myself. I think it's really, really important, and it's something I'm not really apologetic for it. As I get older, and I win more, I start to embrace it even more. "

" When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on. "

" If you do something bad, it doesn't mean you're a bad person. It means you had bad judgment. "

" 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. "

" I'm here to fight; I'm not here to protect whether you think I'm a good person or not. I've given up on that. "

Jon Jones

You

Fight

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

" 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

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

Jon Jones

Inspiration

Been

" I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly. "

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

" 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. "

" In a fight, you got to know that there's a strong chance you're going to get hurt. But at the same time, you know, most of the injuries you sustain in fighting are not career-ending injuries. "

" 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. "

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

" The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer. "