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" My wrestling dream was to become a Division I national champion. That was my No. 1 dream - not Olympics, not money. Just winning that tournament. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" We're all going to make mistakes; they're inevitable. It's what you do after these mistakes that matters. "

" 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. "

" I'm not scared of anything. "

" 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. "

" A champion without his belt is like a knight without his sword. I've got to have it. "

" Fighting is not what I do - it's who I am. It's what I was meant to do, what I was meant to be. I knew that right after my first MMA practice. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm a champion, and I believe that if you're a champion, you can't be afraid to go out there and test yourself against the greatest challenges. "

" I believe I have the attitude of a champion and a winner, and I'm not apologetic for it. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" I notice that I'm full of myself, and I am arrogant to some degree, but it's honestly only when it comes to talking about MMA. "

" I'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure. "

" The first time I crawled into the octagon, I just felt like an animal, you know? Like a creature, like I wasn't quite human. "

" I just keep my eyes open and focus on the things I'm not good at and what makes other people better than me - technique and things outside the Octagon. "

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

" 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 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. "