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" 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. "
Jon Jones
Night
Always
House
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" College, for me, was more about wrestling than actually going to classes. "
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" I've really tried everything in my power to get my life together. "
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Power
Together
" 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. "
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" I'm very aware of my image and the perception of me. "
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" 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. "
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Want
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" 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. "
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Nation
Community
" My friends and family all know me, and that's the important thing. "
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Me
Friends And Family
Friends
" Just staying healthy, that is true wealth and true happiness. "
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Wealth
True
" Daniel Cormier has been a model champion. He will be a champion for the rest of his life. "
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Champion
" Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality. "
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Individuality
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" When it comes to fighting and other fighters, I try to be respectful. "
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Try
Fighting
" 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. "
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Start
Style
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" I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist. "
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Am
Artist
Athlete
" When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on. "
Jon Jones
Always
You
Wrong
" 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. "
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Good
Life
Light
" 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. "
Jon Jones
Always
Cool
Kind
" Conor McGregor has been a tremendous inspiration to me. "
Jon Jones
Me
Inspiration
Been
" 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
Me
Myself
" It's not my business what other people think of me. "
Jon Jones
People
Other
Me
" I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude. "
Jon Jones
He
Dude
Would
" 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
Me
Never
" 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. "
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Myself
Back
Man
" 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. "
Jon Jones
Integrity
Men
Humble
" The struggles don't define you. It's how you handle them that determines who you are. "
Jon Jones
Who
Define
How
" You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it. "
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You
Life
Enjoy
" In my mind, I've never lost a fight. "
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Lost
Never
Fight
" I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans. "
Jon Jones
People
Hate
Absolutely
" A rough beginning doesn't have to mean there is a rough end. "
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Mean
End
Beginning
" I don't enjoy hitting people; I enjoy outsmarting them. "
Jon Jones
People
Them
Hitting
" I'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true. "
Jon Jones
My Own
Own
True