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" There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA. "

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" It's a very big deal to me to remain the same person because I know all of this is going to be gone one day and I'm just going to have myself. "

Gina Carano

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Person

One Day

" I know I'm always rooting for the underdog in a fight, and I love to be constantly surprised. "

" I have gotten some of the most beautiful experiences that a person can possibly ask for so I'm not at all complaining. "

" Everybody is their own critic. "

" I'm really surprised how many people knew me as Gina Carano. MMA has a beautiful fan base. "

Gina Carano

How

Beautiful

" I don't get paid what people think I get paid for fighting. "

" I think there's a part in each one of us that wants the impossible to happen, and that's what surprises are. "

Gina Carano

Surprises

Think

" When I throw a punch, I mean it. "

" The ultimate first date? Something that is completely out of the ordinary - go crazy, because first dates are always a little awkward, so do something a little extreme. "

Gina Carano

Date

First

" I like fighting because it's honest. "

Gina Carano

Because

Honest

" You shouldn't be greedy. You should feel good about yourself and not be greedy of what other people have. "

" I know I don't look like the skinny slender model. I know I look a little different but people like to watch me for some reason. It feels good and I'm humbled by it. "

" My mom used to tell me: 'It's not what you weigh; it's what you look like.' "

Gina Carano

Look

" My first fight. I fought a girl that was a little bit heavier, a little bit more experienced and I was petrified because I didn't know what I was getting myself into. And I did really well against her and nobody believed it was my first fight. "

" I definitely don't want to be one of those athletes who turns into a cheesy actress. "

" My last fight wasn't the way I wanted it to go so there is a hole there; don't count me out. "

Gina Carano

Last

Way

" Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control. "

Gina Carano

Self

Control

" A lot of people enjoyed the film 'Haywire' and a lot of people have mixed feelings on it but regardless, a lot of people have said really wonderful things about it being my first experience, that the fighting they absolutely enjoyed. So I think I've gotten a lot more fans, actually. "

" I don't mind answering any questions, because I'm not just a fighter. I'm a lot more than that. "

Gina Carano

Mind

Because

" When I enjoy doing something, I don't mind if it hurts. "

" I didn't really watch action films growing up! I grew up on stuff like 'Anne of Green Gables' - that was more when I was in elementary school. It was all I ever watched. "

" I find that whoever you are as a person is how you're gonna fight, and every basic instinct kind of comes out at that moment. "

" Of course, fighting is not going to be as graceful as movie fighting. I don't like it to be ugly and I don't like it to be one big brawl or people clobbering each other. "

" Well you know, I have the utmost respect for people like Angelina Jolie and Zoe Saldana in 'Colombiana. ' "

Gina Carano

Know

People

" You want to get better even after people smash you down. You want to be better than you were before. "

" I am always training because I love it. "

" On 'American Gladiators,' I got to pummel a lot of people off a pyramid with a giant Q-tip. It was so much fun to wrestle people with no risk of getting knocked out or choked out. "

" It's a constant battle for everybody, but you need to be happy with yourself. "

" The guys I date always want to test my strength and wrestle around. By the end, they're drenched in sweat. "

" I was always bigger than the other girls. My sisters are very, very beautiful and very skinny, and I've always had a more muscular body. So I grew up with a different mentality. "

Gina Carano

Body

Skinny