Quotes from Rafael dos Anjos

Everybody needs money, but I'm a fighter. For what I make, I'm happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it's about honor.

I want people to remember me as a guy who works hard.

It doesn't matter who they put in front of me, I just want people to remember me.

Power is natural, but it can be improved with a lot of work. It's been something I've focused on for a couple of years because I saw it as a place where I could make improvements.

My goal is to always be improving my skills.

Eddie Alvarez, man, he's a tough guy.

We have a lot of Brazilians in the United States. It doesn't mean we're traitors to our country.

We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.

The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians.

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

I talk the truth. I don't trash talk, I just talk the truth.

People treat you one way when you're champion, but when you're not the champion, everything changes. People treat you different.

I think things will come once I get the respect that I deserve. Keeping my belt for a long time... Things will happen like normal. I can't force those things.

Ben Henderson, he had never been knocked out before fighting me.

I think social media is good for promotion, stuff like that, but people are so negative. People are too negative. If you read the comments, it's just too negative.

I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.

The way I train, the way I spar, I'm out of my comfort zone every single day, and you can see the result in my fights.

I always trained hard in my life to win the title, and I will train twice as hard to stay at the top.

I'm confident, motivated.

A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth.

I'm always the underdog, and I go in there and win the fights.

I didn't get any crazy sponsors. I don't have any extra sponsors since I got the belt.

I've learned that the key is to fight with no pressure.

Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.