Quotes About Dedication

I will always have that, 'I want to be the best fighter on the planet' thing in me.

Leaving active duty was so I could become the best fighter in the world at my weight class.

I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division.

Any fighter, at the end of the day, that says it's not about the money is ridiculous. We wouldn't be training this hard, putting our bodies on the line, and torturing our bodies if there wasn't a payday at the end of the day.

I've never met a fighter who said, 'I love cutting weight.'

A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That's what I learned at Chute Boxe.

I've got my dreams. I want to be the best fighter on the planet.

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

When it's all said and done, Linares is an exceptional fighter.

I believe coming in early to the UFC gives me an advantage. More time to learn, more time to be in the UFC and get better as a fighter.

Hatton leads the wrong lifestyle to be a great fighter, and he does not have what it takes to be one of boxing's best.

I always talk about how Georges St-Pierre is my favorite fighter.

I'm not a UFC athlete. I'm a UFC fighter.

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

For me, Sakuraba was my favorite fighter when I first got into the sport.

If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I'm not.

I'm a very detailed fighter. I'm very detailed.

I got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for 'The Ultimate Fighter,' and got on.

Anyone who is friends with a fighter or lives with a fighter, you know that a fighter cutting weight is on edge.

It's a job to me, basically. I'm not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don't come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don't care about none of that. It's just a job to me.

Every other fighter has a life on the side. I've never had another job.

It's a really complicated road if you're an MMA fighter.

I'm not fanatical or in love with being an MMA fighter.

I'm a MMA fighter, man. I'm a MMA fighter, all the way.