Quotes from Glover Teixeira

Jon Jones is at the top for a long time, can't say enough about him.

I don't like to leave anything in the hands of the judges.

I train with top guys like Chuck Liddell and Lyoto Machida, I have trained with Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, and nobody have ever dominated me.

I'm just living life, but I'm happy to still be fighting at 41. It's something I like to do, so the more I can do this, the better.

You go after your dreams no matter how many obstacles. You want to go forward. That's what I did.

I have this mentality that I have to be prepared for everything.

I don't put much pressure on myself, because I'm strong mentally.

I want to fight guys who are in the title mix.

When I came to the United States, I saw a lot of Mike Tyson. I would stay up and watch all of the Mike Tyson fights. A friend here said, 'You got to do Jiu-Jitsu. That's the thing.' I said, 'C'mon, Jiu-Jitsu would never beat Mike Tyson.' So, he showed me the Royce Gracie tape. I was so impressed with the thing.

To err is human, but to persist in the mistake is ugly.

In the UFC, it's about names. Every fight is hard, and everybody knows all the disciplines. Some might know more than others.

Every fight has its rough spots, and I'm always looking for improve every facet.

You look at the staff, the whole staff, from the security to the nutritionists, everybody. Everybody's happy. They want to be there. They look like they want to be in the UFC.

It's so great to fight in the UFC because the whole staff, they treat you so well. The people are happy to work there.

Gustafsson is a great fighter, real top notch, one of the best in the world.

I'm an old school guy.

I just keep getting better and keep learning. Keep an open mind, and live in the moment, and love what I do. Discipline myself, and hard work.

It's important to have the right strategy. I can't commit to things or fight like I used to. I can't just bang it out. I have to be more intelligent in training and in fighting.

I tell people for a long time, there are always other options in life. We have to do what we want.

I used to love martial arts movies starring Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme. In one of Van Damme's movies, he would break a pine tree. I would kick banana trees because I used to live on a farm. My father would get mad at me because I would break all of the banana trees around.

I always go forward and try for the knockout or submission. I'm going to finish my opponent. I'm not going to try to win by decision.

My jiu-jitsu style is not a beautiful style. I have very simple submissions. It works, but it's not like Demian Maia or Nick Diaz's very exciting style.

I'm a guy who looks to put the pressure and come out with the knockout or the submission.

I'm an aggressive fighter. I put on a show for the fans every time.