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

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" If you watch fights cage-side, sometimes different punches look better than others. It's like camera angles. Sometimes some punches look a lot better than they were, and sometimes a solid punch doesn't look good. So it just depends on your angle. "

" My first contract I was offered by the UFC, or my second contract, it was 1-and-1, 2-and-2, 3-and-3. That's $12,000 for the year. Don't complain to me about fighter pay. It was $12,000 for a year, and it was exclusive. "

" Train hard, get good coaching, and don't forget that its mixed martial arts. Don't get tied into one style of fighting, and focus on multiple disciplines. "

" I thought I could beat anyone in the world. "

" 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 think some of the most important exercises are all the core exercises that you can do to maximize training in certain areas of your body. "

" You can't pick and choose who's going to win or who's gonna mess up. "

" Every time I win, I prove something: I'm the best guy in the world at what I do. "

" It's hard for me to fake smile. I personally think I look stupid fake smiling. "

" Everyone is on a fair playing field. It's safer for athletes, it's safer for the fighters - it's just a safer thing for fighters. So I think the USADA thing is good. "

" With the fights I have lost, I always want another shot and think that I can beat them. "

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

" I tried in my career to be really good to fans. "

" I was the guy that would cram for everything, so I guess I was a bit of a slacker. I was a procrastinator. I spent a lot of all-nighters getting ready for tests. "

" 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. "

" I've always said that when I retire, I'll decide in the training room and not after a fight. "

" Someone said Anderson Silva and GSP would be a $12 million fight. I told people that for $12 million, I'd fight them both right now. At the same time. People took that as 'He's going to fight again.' It was a joke. But if you came up with $12 million, yeah, of course I will fight again. "

" I put myself through college. "

" I come from a wrestling background but don't really use it in most of my fights. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" People got to understand, the fighters at the top are the fighters that are supposed to get paid because they're the guys that are bringing people in, bringing eyes to the TV, getting pay-per-views buys, and putting people in the seats. I mean, that's what it comes down to. "

" Supplements have always been a really big part of my training regimen. "

" I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner. "

" Dancing is a lot lower-impact than ultimate fighting, but it takes a lot longer, and I burn the same amount of calories. "

" 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. "

" I eat a balanced diet. "