Quotes from Greg Hardy

I'm hyped up by true competitors, I'm hyped up by real athletes and sportsmen.

I'm gonna keep improving. Keep watching. I know it's gonna keep being entertaining as hell.

I took a big hit as far as a personal reputation can take - from a loved person to a really hated person.

That was my goal, initially, to make sure the difference could be seen; to make sure I was maturing over time and applying it to every fight so that every fight, you get a better fighter, a more evolved fighter.

I'm a good guy. I've been a good guy. Innocent man. Always have been.

I found a nice spot in boxing. Starting to develop a love for it, a like for it, and a yearning to actually get in there and try it out.

I do interviews and try to be entertaining.

It's impossible not to dream of Greg Hardy vs. Jon Jones for the heavyweight title after he's done finishing off the light heavyweight division.

I'm here to be the greatest combat sports heavyweight of all-time, and if that includes taking out Jon Jones to do that, then that's what I've got to do.

Full disclosure, Jon Jones is someone that I emulate as a fighter. I think he's one of the most complete fighters in the game. I think he's one of the most dangerous men in this world and that's, honestly, who I'm trying to fight like.

I have a lot of problems as a human being. It's not something that you do, just walking around saying 'I'm perfect' or 'I'm good.' Man, I have a lot of different issues that I'm definitely working through and working on.

I'm the fights sports' athlete version of what Michael Jordan could be.

I'm a regular run-of-the mill guy learning on the way up, taking responsibility for his mess-ups.

My first sparring session I couldn't breathe.

I'm well spoken, I'm pretty, I eat well. I'm a great father and a great citizen. I'm an awesome American.

Some people from my past coming to extort me, put me in crazy situations, trying to take food out of my family's mouth and just a lot of outside circumstances.

You take your steps, you don't skip through and try to go straight to the top, that's just disrespectful.

I put on notice that I'm a serious and for sure you need to take me serious in the heavyweight division.

The one thing that holds consistent is - there's always going to be ups and downs in deals - but good players are going to get paid. Or good players with good agents.

Everybody said I was ducking opponents.

I'm versatile, you know?

I feel like every single fight, the difference in my game, the difference that you see in Greg Hardy, the fighter, has been substantial.

If you're going to pay an agent... you need to let him do his job.

I've had a lot of years of football so I've been in control of power for a very long time.