Quotes from Anthony Johnson

I played baseball a little bit and ran some track. I was a catcher at one point and I was at shortstop.

At 185 in the UFC they had Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva, and I couldn't go to 205 - they had Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell and all of those big guys. I just wasn't mature enough, so if I hadn't fought at 170 I probably wouldn't have had the career I've had.

Things happen all the time and nothing ever goes the way you truly planned.

My grandparents are amazing and most people love their grandparents. It's no different with me.

I don't take anybody for granted, but I see myself beating each and every fighter that I face.

I'm working hard to get to the title, I've been busting my butt off to get to the title.

I've been working hard. I'm working on my wrestling, grappling more and I'm always working on my cardio.

I am who I am. I'm not living for anyone else, I'm doing things for me. Regardless of what I do, someone's going to have an opinion about something. And that goes for... no matter who you are.

After I got cut by the UFC for not making weight, I realized I was making myself look like a fool. I was hurting my team. I was hurting my family. I was hurting myself.

I just gotta keep improving until I know that if I end up in a certain situations I know that I can feel comfortable.

I'm a good wrestler.

I'm a wrestler at heart. And, for wrestling, we usually lose as much weight as we can. We're pretty stubborn. If we say we're going to do something, we do it. That's just how wrestlers are. I just felt like I was the bigger, stronger, faster guy at 170. That's why I did it.

If I never got invited back into the UFC, I would have accepted it and made it work to the best of my ability. If that's the way the dice rolled, then that's just how they rolled.

Going down to 170 was hell. But if I hadn't fought at 170, people wouldn't know who Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson is.

I'm not perfect. Show me somebody that hasn't talked trash about somebody and put it on Facebook.

I think NFT is a grand slam.

I'm ready for whatever D.C. can throw at me. But if he stands there and tries to dish with me, be my guest.

I'll always keep fighting, keep being myself and be as respectful as I can be to stay as true to myself as I can and stay humble.

I learned you can't control everything. You've got to roll with the dice sometimes.

I've trained with some of the best when it comes to stand up.

I was sitting around bored one day and was thinking of a name that would fit me. They have 'Cabbage,' 'Rampage,' 'Shogun,' and 'Ninja' so why can't we have a 'Rumble?'

As long as I win and keep moving forward, I make a statement every time I win.

If I win, I make a statement, and if I lose, I made a statement, too. Either way, it's going to let everyone know where I belong. But I'll tell you, I never believe I'm going to lose a fight.

People have ups and downs. Things happen for a reason.