Quotes from Robbie Lawler

I just move forward and not worry about the things I can't control.

Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.

If I don't have the drive and determination to wake up every day and train with young, hungry fighters, if I don't want to do that, then I need to get out of the game, but as long as my body says I'm all right, and my hunger stays the same, I'm going to keep going.

It's all about... getting back up and getting back to work and striving to be the best you can be.

I'm not a matchmaker; I don't run the UFC - I'm a fighter. So I'll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people.

I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top.

I'm just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it's all about being more strategic and looking for a way to get a finish.

I want it to be one-sided. I don't want to take any bumps or bruises: I want to go out and dictate all aspects and go out the way I came in. I'm looking to dominate and dictate.

I fought for, like, five years in Hawaii - nothing better than that. It was awesome. Every fight, I went on vacation, and I wasn't cutting any weight, so I could just eat whatever I wanted. I enjoyed it.

My coaches and I always stress getting better and working on all aspects, so I'm ready to fight and take it to the next level.

Every day, I need to get better. I need to get stronger. I need to get faster.

I don't really pick my opponents.

My coaches do all the breakdowns of my opponents, and I leave that up to them.

I'd always done martial arts I was always interested in fighting.

Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout.

Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that's what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys fires me up.

I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.