Quotes from Urijah Faber

I know in my heart that I can compete at multiple weights.

It's kind of a weird thing when you've been at the top of a division you've been in your entire career to kind of take a backseat because of friendship.

There's some weirdos out there, a few stalker fans out there, but nothing I can't handle. People are just going out of their way to hunt down information and get a hold of me. People call obsessively or things like that.

Mike Brown is a big guy; he's very durable. He's extremely strong and very well-rounded.

I had a two-hour VHS tape of Sakuraba and all his crazy stuff. He was doing crazy double flying chops with both hands and undressing the Gracie family one shoulder at a time, and probably my favorite fight of all time was when he fought in Heroes and was rocked and kind of out of it, and they stopped him and kind of shook him in bounds.

Living the dream is simply a form of living out your passion, of making that passion gradually, through persistence and effort, a central part of your life.

There are two things that you have to do in life: You have to die, and you have to live until you die. The rest is up to you.

I don't want to be the guy who, 'Oh, he's falling apart. He's a little punchy. Maybe it's time to stop.'

For me, Sakuraba was my favorite fighter when I first got into the sport.

One of the guys I've always said was one of my favorite fighters to watch was Sakuraba. He's always been really creative. He's got a great attitude, and I think he has the right approach of just going in there and letting it all hang out.

I didn't get into too many fights when I was younger. I think I got into, like, one fight when I was in high school, and that was because someone was being rude towards my mom, and that was it.

For me, fitness is a lifetime commitment; I don't remember ever being out of shape.

I was 133-pounder all through college, and that's probably my natural fighting weight, but if it isn't broken, why fix it? I've been a champion at 145.

My parents named me after Uriah the Hittite, one of King David's mighty men in the Old Testament of the Bible, who was known for his fearlessness. I've thought about it, and there may be a connection between my name and my personality.

Aside from being a fighter, I am a relaxed person. It is a lifestyle thing for me. I don't stress too much.

Positive thinking breeds success.

I hate to lose but having the belt doesn't define who I am. It's how I live my life and what I put into things is what defines me.

I'm a guy that follows my heart and my passion. I do what I love.

This is the one sport you don't want to be one foot in one foot out.

This sport is not very forgiving.

Jens Pulver was a former UFC champion. He's a guy who I followed and looked up to. It was my first big fight in the Sacramento arena.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

I train in Muay Thai, kickboxing, traditional boxing, wrestling, jiujitsu, and a little bit of judo.

The most important thing in a fighter is his mentality. Do you really believe that you're the baddest dude on the planet?