Quotes from Cain Velasquez

I grew up watching my parents work in the fields. That's where I get my work ethic from, because I saw them work hard my whole life.

You have to work your way up the ladder just like everybody else. Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard.

Every Mexican fighter has the heart; they work hard with their training, and they never give up. That's the mentality I always had and always saw growing up.

I'd like to give some attention to my family, hang out with them for a little while. They definitely deserve it.

Hard work and sacrifice can get you a long way.

I think of all my fights as title fights. I don't think about what can come up afterwards.

I just want to fight and not talk too much.

I'm not really too big of a sports fan. Everything I watch is MMA, you know, great fights. But other sports, not really too much.

I represent hardworking people. That's who raised me. That's who I grew up around.

I think Mark Hunt just has that knockout power, and that's pretty much it.

I'm always trying to get better. There's always room for improvement.

My body size and everything was perfect for being a heavyweight wrestler rather than being a linebacker.

Boxers box to get ready to fight; wrestlers wrestle. We have so much we have to do to get ready, but fighting is one of them.

In wrestling, I was always competing against bigger guys.

While wrestling in college as a junior, it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but I felt like I was missing something, and so the striking part about MMA, the boxing and kickboxing, was what got me really interested in MMA.

Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.

Once I started wrestling, I really got into it, and I just knew that I wanted to do that - I wanted to wrestle all the way through college.

My dad had to quit school when he was in third grade. My mom had to quit school. They didn't know what I needed, and I didn't know what I needed to keep wrestling and go to school, so that's why I had to go to community college.

I've always loved competing; I've always loved working out - and wrestling, of course.

Do I think my wrestling is the best? No, I think it's up there around the top.

People know that if I'm 100 percent going into the fight, that there's no one out there that can touch me.

Heath Herring is tough as nails, and he fights hard.

Dos Santos just has really good movement. He's really quick with his hands. He throws good combinations, and he has a lot of power. Combining all of that, it makes it really tough for somebody to fight with him.

Partnering with MetroPCS is a great opportunity for me. It's great to be partnered with a company that serves a consumer similar to the UFC and my fan base.