Quotes from Robbie Lawler

I can see that I can be a role model.

When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up.

Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball.

I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts.

Adidas is one of the biggest companies in the world. To have a company like that, a mainstream company, a major sports company, to say they want me, it's awesome.

I was always into martial arts and boxing.

I'm a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards.

I don't worry about who they're putting in front of me. Why would I? That's just nonsense for me to waste my energy.

I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.

You want to go out there, and you want to be sharp, and you want to execute your game plan and... get it done fast.

I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself.

I focus on making sure I'm sharp, and it doesn't matter who I am fighting. I need to perform at my best and try to elevate my game to the highest level I possibly can, so that is what I concentrate on doing.

I don't really dabble into the politics of MMA too much.

I'm just fighting a lot of high-level guys. I feel everyone is trying to be tactical, everyone is trying to put their A-game out there, and I have to find a way to win. I'm all about moving on and trying to get better.

I'm tactical, and I have a lot of heart - something that you don't see when you watch a lot of fights.

Woodley has tremendous athleticism, brings a lot of technique - well-rounded fighter.

The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and doing it many times.

I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.

It doesn't matter who I'm facing. I'm concentrating on myself.

Sometimes spectacular things look really great, but when push comes to shove come fifth round, the basics, fundamentals and technical aspects are going to come into effect.

To take what I have, they're going to have to have more than skill and technique. It's a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That's just who I am. I'm not messing around out there. I'm not giving it away.

When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.

I only know I feel good when I fight.

Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.