Quotes from Cain Velasquez

You can't dwell on the past and be down on yourself because you lost. You have to take the positive away from it and see how you can improve yourself moving forward.

Don't bad-mouth me and then try to be my friend.

I don't think about being undefeated; I don't think about what people say in the media about me, whether it's good or bad. I just don't think of it.

I wasn't thinking that I was going to go through my career undefeated. You expect to lose sometimes.

To say I was looking forward to fighting in Mexico for the first time is an understatement.

I didn't have a hero playing in sports that looked like me.

The Latino people in the U.S. and the Mexicans in Mexico need a UFC champion. We have a rich tradition in boxing, and to not have a Mexican heavyweight champion is unheard of. We need it. I'm glad I'm able to be in a position to give them that champion they so desperately want.

I know I can eat a lot. Normally, at home, I finish my steak, eat the rest of my fiancee's steak, and think about eating the two that are still left on the grill. I just can't stop eating.

Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard.

Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses.

You don't want the fight to stop on a cut or something like that. You want to finish the fight. You always have the idea that you have the chance to stay in a fight, because one blow can end it all.

Obviously, throwing leg kicks in the first round is not smart, but it's something that I can really utilize in the later rounds to both score points and look to finish the fight.

It's my heritage overall, my people. Mexicans are known for being hard-working people, showing a lot of heart. I wanted to show people I am Mexican and I'm proud of it.

Coaches would have me in the gym do 1,000 kicks for a practice. I would do them until everyone was gone, until I had done all my kicks. People asked me why I would do it - that's stupid. But my coach told me to do something like that, and I knew it would benefit me, and I would do it.

I know what people expect of me - to have the fighting style of going forward and having a lot of action.

I just have to fight my style of fight, which is a lot of pressure.

I want everybody on Fox to see my fighting style, to really become a fan of the sport.

I think you learn a lot from losses.

I am listening more to my body and maintaining it.