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

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" I put pressure on myself and feel pressure from my fans to not only win but to look great doing it. "

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

" When I fight someone who's not a good person, I want to beat him. "

" I think once you start to think that you're the man, and you know it all, and your style is unbeatable and stuff like that, that's when you get caught and clipped and get humbled really fast. "

" 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. "

" Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans. "

" 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 don't really deal in trash talk too much. But I show my confidence. "

" 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 just need to be myself and allow things to happen. If it's God's will, good things will happen. "

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

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

" It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself. "

" I want to take this time to thank Daniel Cormier for being my biggest rival and motivator. He has absolutely no reason to hang his head. He has been a model champion, a model husband, a model father, a teammate, a leader, and I aspire to be a lot more like that man, because he's an amazing human being. "

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

" One day when I was bored, I just went down to a powerlifting gym, Via Strength Systems in Albuquerque. I knew I needed to expend my energy somehow. I started working out with them four days a week. I became obsessed with lifting and being fit. "

" Whenever I talk about Christ out loud, or I tweet a verse or say something in reference about Christ, a lot of people lash out and aren't very excited to hear about my love for Christ. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" My friends and family all know me, and that's the important thing. "

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

" You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it. "

" I'm not scared of anything. "

" I'm very aware of my image and the perception of me. "

" 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. "