Quotes from Josh Barnett

That's why guys in MMA call each other out most of the time. High reward and low risk.

I always remember the fact that all businesses are for sale if you bring them the right number.

Hard times is not being able to get a fight. Hard times is, knowing the company, waking up one day and seeing they been sold to your competitor, not knowing what you're going to do. Where's my contract at? Where's my money? Where's my security?

My goal is to be the absolute best in the world and to beat everybody who walks this earth. And you know what? There's a lot of people out there.

I was awarded a second-degree black belt in jiu-jitsu by Rigan Machado.

I know I can win title belts.

The Young Bucks do a good amount of winking at their audience and you can argue whether that's good or bad.

One of the greatest struggles of bureaucracies is they get built and created, but they design themselves in such a way that they can never be at fault. They can never be wrong, they can never have made a mistake and they never want to relent.

To be in the UFC would mean to go back to where I already won the belt, to go back to where I was a champion at 24 years old, and try to cement my legacy as an MMA fighter.

This isn't the Best Friend Fighting Championship. This is MMA.

I've coached a lot of athletes over the years and it's not new to me to work with people and create drilling structure and things for them.

I've done commentary before for Pancrase, they had a show called 'Pancrase: Legends of MMA' that aired on Imagination Television. I've done live commentary for PRIDE, I've been around the block a bit.

I just came to the conclusion that I'm going to fight until I can't, and that's it. I'll know when that is. I'll be honest with myself.

A lot of people take shortcuts in terms of using athleticism and defensive tactics to try and have the right game plan to go out there and win in the mixed martial arts 10-point must system. The finishing ability is put aside a little bit. But to learn to really finish takes more skill. It comes down to finishing. I go out and finish people.

Often in fighting, you get dealt certain cards and that's what you have to work with.

As long as you're moving forward whether it be one step or ten feet man, you got to keep going.

I hate to disappoint.

A guy with my size and speed, the technical savate kicks can be very dangerous for a heavyweight.

You know, there is more to being a coach than just techniques.

There's more than a few people that I could think of capable of meeting Brock Lesnar in the Bloodsport ring. We don't lack for for capable and wanting fighters.

I just make sure I'm in good shape to fight whoever's in front of me.

Why antagonize somebody for no reason? Why try to garner attention by doing something negative? Why not do something positive on your own merits, instead of somebody else, whether it's to try to antagonize them or draw their ire, or even to have them help you out.

I've seen some folks with Olympic backgrounds go into combat sports and it just not being for them. You know, doing Judo or something else you might excel, but as soon as a punches are flying, they're out.

All fights interest me. Punching people in the face and watching them cry for their momma always interests me.