Quotes About Victory

I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

I'm not going to go out there and have these slugfests, but I'll go out there and dominate my opponent. That's what I do in my fight.

We always try the knockout, but it's hard to get it if the opponent always runs away.

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

I want to fight every opponent and take them out, no matter who it is. I'm here to prove that I'm the best in the division.

I love the competition, going out there for 90 minutes, fighting your opponent. If you take this competition away from me, I am not happy.

I believe the UFC knows what they're watching and looking for, so I always try and put on a great show for everybody watching and try to go out there and finish my opponent and do something exciting. I believe a lot of people come out to watch me and see me perform.

It would be nice to crack America, but I need the opponent to do that. If Eddie Chambers is the best American heavyweight they can dig up, it's a very sad state of affairs.

I want to fight every opponent and take them out, no matter who it is. I'm here to prove I'm the best in the division.

You can have a bad opponent out there and still get the job done. You just have to work around certain things.

As a competitive athlete, you always want to come out on top and give your best work. So whether it's my sister or any other opponent, I'm competitive.

I never really have a game plan other than to finish my opponent as quickly as possible.

It's often my opponent's plan to take me into the later rounds, but the amount of damage that has accumulated on them means they don't hear the final bell.

When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

You will not create a lot of chances in every game, but if you stop the opponent getting chances, you will win more.

You have to get one above your opponent; being on the front foot allows you to do that. It allows you to dominate them.

I would say my hardest opponent that I have to face has to be probably Rod Strickland. He's very strong. He's a guy who gets to the basket, and when his jump shot is on, it's really hard to stop him.

Man, I never got to fight a ranked opponent at 155, and that wasn't because I wasn't winning.

In a tiebreaker, you generally have a lot of adrenaline running through. It's all about just holding your serve, trying to hold two serves at a time, trying to stay ahead in the tiebreaker, constantly put pressure on my opponent.

I am fully prepared to fight with any opponent in my category from any team.

Where the opponent is in the rankings means nothing.

Honestly, I've not looked too deeply into my opponent, he's just another fighter. From my side, I've just got to win and win in style.