Quotes About Victory

When I beat GSP it's not like I was getting my butt handed to me and I just closed my eyes and landed a punch.

When I fought GSP and knocked him down I got really excited and punched myself out.

I'm super proud of myself, not because I can throw punches inside a ring but just because of my journey and who I proved that I am.

I've been in the boxing ring, taking punches to my face. I've always got back up.

I know the girls can't take my punches.

I am going to have to search for Whitaker. I intend to throw punches at him from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

One thing you understand quickly as a fighter is that you're not punching with eight or 10 oz. Gloves. We've got 4 oz. gloves. It only takes one good shot for a fight to be over.

Austin Theory's young, super-talented and thinks he's the cat's meow. But I'm just going to punish him. It's going to be pretty funny to see his eyes after the first few minutes when he realizes that there's nowhere to run.

I love chess very much. I love the game, the challenges. I could motivate myself as I was curious about how to improve every game. In chess, it's very clear that if you make a mistake you are punished. If you play well, you win.

Sometimes on the outside courts we'd play and guys would get into fights. I never backed down, even if the guy was stronger and I'd get punished.

I want to be a champion for a long time, and I want to take the least amount of punishment possible doing so.

I've had a long career with a lot of fights, and I've taken a lot of punishment.

Big Nog and me are two different types of fighters. Nogeuira lived by his chin, he wasn't afraid to take a lot of punishment in order to dish out a whole lot of punishment. Personally, I know I can take a really big shot. I'd rather not.

I think I would destroy CM Punk if I'm being honest. I don't know if anyone would disagree with that.

Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.

There are times when success doesn't make sense on a purely mathematical basis. I've played absolutely perfectly before, put in a masterful performance, and then my perfect play evaporated because one guy lost his mind and got lucky. Of course, I've also won that way.

The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.

I don't just get bogged down in, 'I want to win.' There's something even greater than that. And that's the way that you play the game. I want to play beautiful football. That's our purpose: to go out and play the game at the highest level, play it the right way.

Fighting in the UFC means that I'm at the top of the sport, and it means that I'm able to pursue my goal of being a champion in the UFC.

I pursued the FBS.

It would be fantastic to spend your whole life trying to pursue something and then finally, at the last moment, you achieve it. You know, instead of getting it in the middle of the pursuit and spending the second half giving it meaning.

I cannot wait to get to Boston and start to practice with the rest of the team in pursuit of a championship.

Everything ends; you just have to figure out a way to push to the finish line.

When push comes to shove, baseball is one of my favorite things in the world.