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" That's one of the reasons I retired. To stick around, the way I was fighting, I would have to start playing it safe. I went out on my shield. That's the way I liked it. I fought that way my whole career. I don't want to bore people my last three or four fights. "

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Chuck Liddell

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Long

Good

" I drove the Ford Ranger until probably five years after college, till about 2001, when I was almost 30. "

" I'd like to have all of my losses back. But it's too late for that. "

" Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay. "

" Aldo needed to feel McGregor out. Coming right at him ran into McGregor's game. I thought he'd start by taking him down and confuse him a little. Maybe he had all that stuff planned, but one combo, and Aldo got caught. That happens, especially with a guy as talented and precise and full of power as Conor. "

" I don't ever go into a fight wanting to hurt someone. I just want to show them that I am better than them, and if they get hurt, it's part of the sport. "

" My grandpa never got to see me fight. He always thought that I was the best in the world. He always told me that. "

Chuck Liddell

Thought

Fight

" 'Dancing with the Stars' was hard work. It was interesting and fun, too, but it was hard work. "

" I did well in school, was the captain of the wrestling team and the football team, and always got along well with people, so I'm sure I would have gotten a job in the real world. I probably wouldn't have liked that, though. "

" As far as losing fights, that's part of the sport. "

" The worst thing is losing because you got tired, because you didn't work hard enough in training. Ugh, that's the worst. "

" When I'm training at home, I have five meals for the day that I just heat up. It's all planned, and that's what I eat. "

" I tell the guys all the time, 'if you have a good puncher, all the way in or all the way out.' Don't stay there and box. "

" We run on the beach some days, and others, we run hills behind the gym. We also do several hours of grappling each week as mixed with some intense cardio in the ring. "

" Mountain Dew was my favorite drink through college; it kept me up studying for a lot of tests. "

" I don't change my style for anybody. "

" The fans have been really good to me. I thank everyone for all the support. "

" Totally different challenges, but being a dad and fighting both wear you out. "

" I put myself through college. "

" I do genuinely dislike Tito Ortiz, and I don't have anything to prove to him. "

" I like aggressive fighters who will come after me. "

Chuck Liddell

Will

Aggressive

" Several nutrition companies have approached me over the years to endorse a number of different products. Some worked; some didn't - so I decided to create my own brand. "

Chuck Liddell

Over

Brand

" I eat more when I'm not training as much. But I get in the gym, and when I feel my gut, I try to eat healthy for some of my meals. "

" You can actually find a lot of gyms that do teach mixed martial arts. But it's just like with any martial art - you've got to look at the coaches, go watch some classes, see how people treat each other and how the coaches treat the students. "

" Jon Jones is a great fighter. "

" I've never found that getting physical is ever the best response in a bar. You just have to make sure you keep your distance, and if it gets to a point where it gets aggressive, then the best thing to do is go get a bouncer and get the situation resolved intelligently. "

" It's one of those things: I'm never gonna get over not fighting, I don't think, but I'm content with my decision to retire. "

" I've got a puncher's chance against anybody. "

" It's hard for an athlete to quit what he's done his whole life. "

" I'm probably not going to be popular with the fighters with this one, but my biggest problem is guys playing it safe. I understand it from a coach's standpoint and a manager's standpoint. I understand why you'd want to play it safe and want to win the fight, win every fight. I get it. "