Quotes About Victory

Any of the shows I've ever fought on, they always want to have me back because I always have the fight of the night performance.

I have always fought top guys.

I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.

I have always thought if there is a game, and there have been a lot of fouls on me, then I have been playing well for the team, so that means we're having a good match. You can win a free-kick when there's a foul, and that's a chance to score a goal.

The Final Four is what we play for. That's what we're trying to do. That's what's important.

When you taste first place, if you then go and finish fourth, you will be disappointed.

I am not there to finish fourth at the end of the day. I am there to win as a racer, but on the radio, it sounds I am arrogant and not listening to the team, but it is not like that.

Even if 'Bruises' had done a fraction of what it did, I would have thought that was class.

The BBC called me 'defiant' in a caption. I plan to frame and put it on my wall.

I always go for centuries at the end of frames because it gives the fans a chance to celebrate.

When I played for the first time against France, I wanted more.

For me, beating Alistair Overeem means a lot, but the fight I'm looking for is the Francis Ngannou fight.

I got to share the Octagon with Clay Guida. I got to share the Octagon with Cub Swanson. Now I'm going to share the Octagon with Frankie Edgar. These are things that, as a fighter, you always dream of.

I'm OK with my appearance. I have made my peace with it after a long and frankly exhausting battle.

Frankly speaking, the pleasure and satisfaction you get after performing against India you don't get against any team, and if you ask the Indian players, they would have similar sentiments.

In some ways, trying to win cups is more fraught than trying to win the league, as one really bad night and everything comes crashing down.

Before these fights, everything in your body freaks out like it's saying, 'No... don't do this,' but you still make that walk and do it. Going through those things and coming out on the other side, no matter how the fight turns out, is a win.

I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA.

I never thought I could win the French Open.

To win, you have to score; if I can do that frequently, my job is done.

I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.

Keeping mental freshness is sometimes difficult... but it is easier when you win.

There is a different sort of edge when you come up against England. Even when it's a friendly game you still get that fear in you that if you get beat it won't be good but if you win it will be the best thing going.

I don't like friendly matches.