Quotes from Nate Diaz

There was a rumor I was walking around at 183 pounds. When I left my room to fight Conor McGregor, I was 179 pounds. That means by the time I walked in the cage, I was probably 175, 174 pounds.

I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.

I'm not sure what the UFC's agenda is when it comes to me. It's their show, their press. They can change to whatever they want to do at any point. They own this thing. They can do whatever they want.

Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'

Me calling out Roy Jones is disrespectful.

Not too hard for me to stay motivated when I'm in sport where everyone's trying to knock me out.

I don't love to fight; I don't want to fight.

I want to go against the best fighters. That's why I'm always calling out Georges St-Pierre. I don't have anything against Georges St-Pierre. I think he's a great fighter.

Money talks. I want the biggest fight. Whoever I've got to fight - the biggest show, biggest payday - that's what I want.

Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.

I'm trying to stay focused on what I'm doing. I don't want a whole lot of things going on - people to call back, or text messages or whatever. I chill out, relax a little bit, and then I don't have those issues.

I walk around - people know who I am. I've got friends. I can make ends meet. I grew up around people who have been hustling from the start, so I think I've got a bright little future ahead of me - especially if I don't fight. Why would I want to go out there and fight with somebody, get my face punched and kicked. It's not my idea of a good time.

I'm scared of any fighter I've ever fought because they are some dangerous people to be dealing with. That's also where the anxiety comes from.

I win by submissions, knockouts. There's guys ranked above me, but no one's interested in seeing them fight. They want to see me fight.

If I had been thinking business since I was 21, I'd be a rich man right now.

I want to fight the best guy. I always want to fight the best guy.

I always took a fight; I always took everybody. I fought everybody.

I don't come and fight for fun. I don't do that. I don't like to hurt people for fun.

I think it's good to surround yourself with people you care about and that care about you, and you all trust each other, and then you don't have to worry about problems and shitty stuff happening.

I can always do five, five-minute rounds, any day, even if I was drinking yesterday or doing whatever. I'm a seasoned athlete, an endurance athlete, and I'm always working out.

If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.

It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.

I don't like not having a job. Especially when I started Mixed Martial Arts, this was all I could do.

I never did steroids in my life. I know all the fighters; they are all on steroids.