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People's choice to become vegan, from people I've spoken to, seems motivated by fear.
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The one time that my mindset went from trying to impress myself and put in performances that I could be proud of, the one time that it didn't and it became about proving everyone else wrong and it became more about what comes with the title was the time I got burned. That was Jon Jones.
- Anthony Smith
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I'm not going to obsess over Jon Jones.
- Anthony Smith
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If I'm on my game mentally, I don't think anybody can beat me.
- Anthony Smith
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The problem is the way Thiago and I fight, I don't want to sound super morbid or whatever, but here's the reality of the situation: When Thiago Santos and I walk into a cage again and we get locked in another octagon, neither one of us are going to leave there whole. He knows that and I know that.
- Anthony Smith
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It's no secret, I've said over and over, Aleksandr Rakic is the toughest guy in the division for me. That's the worst possible matchup in the entire division for me. But it's a winnable fight. I know I can beat that guy. I've been in there with him. I've felt him. I know what it's like but it's the worst matchup in the division for me.
- Anthony Smith
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Jan Blachowicz is a good dude, he's not going to run from me, he's not going to avoid the fight. He's going to get into the fire.
- Anthony Smith
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Jimmy Crute's a monster.
- Anthony Smith
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I've finished two former world champions back-to-back and then the No. 2 contender.
- Anthony Smith
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Deep down, I truly believe that I can beat Jon Jones. But deep down, I know that I might not be able to - and that's what drives me. That's what motivates me.
- Anthony Smith
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I've been thinking about Jon Jones since I've been at 205. It's never been about 'Shogun' or Rashad or even Volkan. It's trying to get through as many people as I can get through to get to Jon Jones.
- Anthony Smith
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People can say all day that doubt is a bad thing, but I don't think that it is. I think doubt motivates people, depending on who you are.
- Anthony Smith
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I've been in jail before. None of that stuff changed until I was ready to change. That was it. I don't hide it.
- Anthony Smith
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It doesn't matter what Jon Jones says. It matters what Jon Jones does. What he says and what his actions are, are two completely different things.
- Anthony Smith
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What really worries me is that I'm going to win the world title, and I'm not going to fill fulfilled.
- Anthony Smith
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Clearly I don't look like a man with a plan.
- Anthony Smith
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There's less guys there, the depth isn't nearly what it is at '85 and some of the other weight divisions, but as far as the talent, 205 is just as dangerous as 185 is.
- Anthony Smith
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I don't want people to think that I'm going to 205 because the fights are easier. They're not any easier at all.
- Anthony Smith
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I'm never going to make an excuse even when it's handed to me.
- Anthony Smith
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I don't have it in me to say that I can't do something.
- Anthony Smith
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My struggles are very First World problems.
- Anthony Smith
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You see some of these people, they lose and they're struggling and they go in a hole and just hide out and that's just not how I've ever done it.
- Anthony Smith
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Hector Lombard kicked me 32 times in that fight. No issues. I walked through the airport the next day.
- Anthony Smith
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You've never heard me talk about a bad stoppage, a bad referee, I've never done that. But what I have done is criticize them for things they're unwilling to do. It's because they don't want to take the heat.
- Anthony Smith
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Everyone who loses has an excuse.
- Anthony Smith
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The sport is very hard and you put your body - the fight's the easiest part. Making it through a training camp as uninjured as possible is the tough part.
- Anthony Smith
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We're all hurt. Every single one of us, every single time we fight. There's not one person that can ever say they go in 100 percent healthy.
- Anthony Smith
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Listen, I understand the fans' side. I get it. It makes me look crazy. I'm not anti-stopping fights. I'm not against throwing in the towel. I'm not against cornermen stepping in and saying 'that's enough.' I'm just against it for me.
- Anthony Smith
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I personally would stop fights for people that I care about that I'm coaching. I would do that. I have no problem stepping in and stopping a fight and I think that it needs to happen more. Just not with me. I know that sounds nuts.
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I say all the time, I'm going to be a world champion or die trying. That's not a soundbite.
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Obviously, Jon Jones is potentially the greatest of all time depending on who you talk to. Is it Jon Jones, GSP, either way, he's top two. But that doesn't mean that the rest of us sucked. It doesn't mean there weren't world champion caliber athletes and competitors in that division.
- Anthony Smith
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When you're fighting guys like Rakic, the thing that stands out about Rakic is he's a monster kicker. I mean, he out-kicked Thiago Santos - nobody does that. He battered my leg with two leg kicks to where I couldn't barely stand.
- Anthony Smith
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I'm just trying to get what I've earned and that's all I want.
- Anthony Smith
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It wasn't ever easy. Growing up, I was a struggling youth. Being half white and half black in a predominantly white neighborhood in Nebraska, no father, struggle and pain is all I've known. I wouldn't say I had a death wish, but I didn't care either way.
- Anthony Smith
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I dropped out of high school.
- Anthony Smith
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I was doing construction work, working security until maybe two or three in the morning. There were no training camps. Just training. I've fought in the worst places on the worst circuits.
- Anthony Smith
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Rakic was the one that made me really decide that I needed to put on some size because he was so strong and so heavy. That was the first time I'd ever felt like I just got stuck because someone was stronger than me.
- Anthony Smith
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I want to be a UFC fighter.
- Anthony Smith
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I want to end my career as a UFC fighter, and I want to continue covering the UFC as a broadcaster.
- Anthony Smith
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I like working for ESPN.
- Anthony Smith
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I never go to the media and talk about my personal contract stuff. I know that people get mad about this, but I do believe there's something to be said for that. I don't go to the media and try to negotiate through the media.
- Anthony Smith
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I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.
- Anthony Bourdain
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What you're going to be eating in the next year is decided by chefs. If the consensus is that pot-bellies are in next season, that's what's on your plate. And I think that's a good thing, because we know, obviously, about food.
- Anthony Bourdain
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I'm evangelical on the subject of some chefs and writers.
- Anthony Bourdain
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I don't think people should be encouraged to look like Kate Moss; I think that's unreasonable. I think the normal human body should be glorified. By the same token, if you need a stick to wash yourself, you're not healthy.
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The Congo was the most difficult shoot of my life but was also maybe the greatest adventure of my life.
- Anthony Bourdain
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Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.
- Anthony Bourdain
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Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.
- Anthony Bourdain
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I'm definitely looking forward to the day when I stop working - if I ever stop working. I like the idea of keeling over in my tomato vines in Sardinia or northern Italy.
- Anthony Bourdain
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In too much of the West, everyone wants the guarantee of safety, and never having to make any decisions.
- Anthony Bourdain
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