Quotes from B. J. Penn

You just go out there, you've got to keep training, keeping training as hard as you can and keep winning fights. The only thing that's real is the fight. Everything else is fake.

I don't want any freebie fights.

I'm sure there are people in all sports that bend the rules but I'm not going to sit here and point the finger.

I do get pumped up about it when I go different places and people are like 'come on! You gotta fight again! You gotta fight again!' But it's a lot of work.

The last thing I'm trying to do is trying to look to go out into a fight. Ask anybody who knows me, I'm not the first guy to go around and just start pushing people.

I don't want to be a shell of my former self.

I should have never fought at 145.

Martial arts was founded on the spirit that it's not only a sport, but a way of life.

The sport has definitely moved beyond that founding idea of MMA, but without a doubt we wouldn't be sitting here right now if the Gracies didn't come here and teach their style and create the UFC.

You look at somebody like Frankie Edgar and you think, 'oh, that little guy,' this and that. But these guys, they want it. And even if you're sitting there and you think you've figured something out, or got something you're going to surprise somebody with, the first thing you've got to do is have more heart than these guys.

It is not constantly in my head that I am a champion or a UFC fighter. I forget about that. It is very important to other people, and I am glad to have the support, but fighting is my passion. It is what I like to do.

We see fighters fight their whole career and never get a title shot. It doesn't matter if they rack up 10 wins if people think they're boring. We all know how it works.

Tsunamis are always big news around Hilo, grew up always getting ready to escape a tsunami.

Jiu jitsu is a great art for self-defense. But jiu jitsu alone won't get you to a world championship in the UFC or even a winning record sometimes.

I definitely like the rubber guard. I always try to use it, especially when I'm just grappling or at the gym.

I got a wonderful life back in Hawaii.

I don't miss a three-month training camp. I don't miss fight week. But I do miss being the baddest man on the planet.

My lasting legacy now is just going to be in highlight reels.

I want to get one more world title. Three titles at three weight classes, and without a doubt 145 is my best option.

This is a fight. This isn't putting a ball in a hole. This has always been a fight for me, and I just love it when it's that way.

The second Hughes fight was a huge reality check. But it didn't hit me right away.

I live my life my way. I try to do the right thing, but I know there are going to be people who aren't happy with what I do or say no matter what, so I'm not going to worry about it.

It does blow me away, though, when I see Werdum just got the belt at 37 and then you see Mark Hunt still fighting at 40. All these different things. It is amazing. I don't know. They're out there, they're doing it.

I'd like to fight welterweight and lightweight at the same time if I could.