Quotes from Robbie Lawler

I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble.

Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time - that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn't looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge!

Winning fires me up.

Who am I to say anybody can't do what they want to do and create their own destiny if they believe in something?

I did start wrestling after I moved to Iowa, I think in the seventh grade. It's really a part of the Iowa culture so it's hard not to do it if you like sports.

Obviously, CM Punk is a really big draw for the UFC. He's going to bring a lot of eyes to the UFC, and the better he does, the better it'll be for all MMA fighters as far as sponsorships and stuff.

I didn't care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don't concentrate on what everyone else was saying.

Sometimes when you are winning, you don't see your flaws; you don't see what you are not good at.

If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals.

My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level.

The basics win fights.

It's nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and they are quick to put me back in there. But I really just focus on myself and getting ready to fight.

You don't appreciate what you have when it all comes to you real quick. I went from nothing to everything all at once.

I'm just a quiet guy who loved to fight.

It's all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That's always the game plan.

I'm glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don't have to worry about what other people expect out of you.

My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going.

Everyone's got an opinion, and not all of them are good ones.

I lived in Iowa for pretty much the rest of my life, but I just moved to St. Louis and opened up a gym and MMA training center.

I think the UFC's done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.

I expect greatness out of myself.

I always believed in myself, and even in the bad times, when I'd do bits of greatness here and there, it was those kinds of things that kept me alive and helped me to get to where I am now.

I think people appreciate that I've been around so long, and I never gave up on myself and just kept grinding, and eventually I made it to the top.

I also watched boxing all the time and Tuesday Night Fights on USA and just kept hitting my heavy back in the garage.