Quotes from Forrest Griffin

I wrote an article for Revolver and it was very offensive.

Here's the deal: the extraordinary becomes ordinary really quickly. One minute, everything is new and amazing, the next it's expected.

It's very unmanly to change yourself for others. Be comfortable with oneself. There have been feminist movements but there's never been a male one.

The biggest thing I learned is that when Dana says retire, you should retire. Otherwise, you will blow your knee out before your next fight.

I always wanted to work in charitable things, community outreach, etc.

I had some pretty substantial injuries.

Whatever Brett Favre does, it's a sign of the apocalypse.

When I announced my retirement, that was actually when I was trying to come back and I realized, it just wasn't viable. It passed me by. My shoulder is done. I brush my teeth with my left hand now. That's just the way it goes. I can't shoot a basketball, I can't throw any kind of ball. I was right handed.

I've been victimized by general filthiness on multiple occasions... I received a nasty staph infection... I was told to wait it out... a few days later I literally thought I was going to die... I ended up being on antibiotics for five weeks and, as a result, I had to back out of the fight against Machida.

It's long been a problem. But I'm not just talking about the UFC - I mean homophobia in sports in general and athletes sometimes say really stupid things.

I found being a coach in 'The Ultimate Fighter' series hard because I had to care about others. I don't feel a lot of empathy with others. Having kids is going to be a scary one for me - I guess I'm going to have to learn.

People think TRT is for lazy people. No, it's just you're just trying to improve yourself.

Fear is a good thing because it keeps you alive, but if it becomes so great that it hinders you from doing what you want, you need to confront it head-on