Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward.
Anderson Silva
People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.
When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.
The fact is that everything I've done, no one else could do. I don't want to be cocky or arrogant or think I'm the best, but what I've tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And that's not my opinion, but everyone's.
Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.
I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.
Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.
His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.
I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.
I'm over this thing of being champion, having the title.
Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.
I don't feel that I have to prove anything to anyone as far as what I've done in fighting.
Nowadays, it's so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples' spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.
I respect Conor McGregor's style.
I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
My teaching is my legacy.
God bless Neymar because this boy has changed the lives of kids in Brazil. A lot of children watch him, believe they can be the next Neymar. Sometimes, you have a great opportunity to change and impact the lives of kids.
The fight's the fight.
Even when I was winning my fights, once it's over, it's over. It's in the past, and you've got to look forward.
For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.
I love being in the gym and everything involved in it.
You can't give up on your dreams.
There's no such thing as holding back. I want to finish as soon as possible. The only time I did it was because he was a friend of mine. It was against Thales Leites. We went until the last round because he's a friend of mine, and I respect him.
From the moment that a fight ends, that fight is in the past, win or lose.
I like to play soccer and paintball. I love paintball.
I'm not scared of Jon Jones or Chris Weidman or whoever. I'm here to fight. That's it. It's simple.
Past waters don't move anything. They only create mosquitoes.
I'm a big fan, and I like the idea of fighting Roy Jones Jr.
I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he's fought hard and deserves to be the champion.
Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.
Brazil's got everything to be a great country for Brazilians and for immigrants.
Definitely I feel my kids played a big role in why I was so successful in fighting.
A lot of people thought I was gay.
The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.
I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.
The moment when I broke my leg, when I realized my leg was broken, I thought my career was over.
Maybe one day when I'm retired, I can turn around and tell you, 'Hey, I was really good at that. Maybe I was the best.'
Roy Jones is different. I like the style and the movement.
I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.
I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.
McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.
I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.
Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.
I win for long time. I'm champion for long time - for years.
I love the sport. I love fighting. Fighting is my life.
I respect my fans.
Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.
I'm always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.
I don't have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I'm training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.
There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.
