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I recall the hard work that my family went through just to continue to live the lifestyle that we were living, which wasn't by any means a great lifestyle.
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My body knows my limits.
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They say the body is 70 percent water, and you need that water for a reason.
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I ask for the fights. Sometimes I get them. Sometimes I don't.
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I got into this sport to make a statement.
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I'm a man on a mission.
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I'm not just a grappler.
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Yes, I came into this sport as just a grappler, but the more I learn, the more it shines in my fights.
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Fans want to see a fight and be entertained.
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If fans are willing to pay to see you fight, the promoter is happy.
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Can anyone tell me what Jon Jones was ranked when he fought for the UFC title? No one knows. I believe, in that aspect, it was easier to get fights back then. It wasn't, 'What's this guy ranked?' You fought, made your money, and went home.
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I believe, if I beat Demian Maia, it's going to be very hard for the other top guys to go around me.
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Once Africans realise we can just fight and get paid for it, we can do that and still provide for ourselves and our families and countries? We're going to flood the market.
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I always envisioned hearing them say, 'and new,' and wrapping that belt around me and thinking of all the things I was fighting for.
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In my village where I'm from, there's still not running water everywhere. People are still struggling to get clean water.
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A lot of people are still suffering from water-borne diseases... We want to create something where we can make life better for everyone.
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At the end of the day, my job is to win in impressive fashion.
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I'd like to think I'm a hybrid to where, if you had to pick, where would you say I'm weak? I can outwrestle guys; I can outgrapple guys. I can put your lights out, and I have a gas tank for days. I can do it all.
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There was a time when guys just had a specialty, like boxer or wrestler or jiujitsu guy. Then came guys who could blend taking you down with also being able to kick your head off.
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Some guys just like being a fighter, and they live in that world, but I got into this to be champion.
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I would say my childhood was amazing.
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Wrestling definitely shaped the direction of my life because, before that, I wanted to fit in so much. I wanted to be one of the cool cats. I was friends with the captain of the football team because he had all the chicks. I wanted to be that guy.
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In other countries, being from somewhere else is celebrated. But not in America.
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You don't ever want an African father to come to your school looking for you.
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When I first got into the sport, or first got into athletics, I always felt that sense of responsibility that I was destined for something bigger, that I was going to do something major.
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When you start out doing something, you never wonder how big is this going to be, or how will I be remembered, or will people even care for me.
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We never complained, 'We don't have this or that.' Even though we had to plant certain things and harvest them to be able to eat, we never complained.
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We didn't have running water. We had to get water from wells, and there was a stint where I lived with my grandma where we had to get water, bring it over to the house. You had to boil the water because you never knew what parasites were in the water.
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I have an excellent team, a great manager, and we're going to put something together: we're going to start a foundation, and we're going to change lives.
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When I fought in The Ultimate Fighter Finale, I had microfracture surgery, and that's usually eight month's recovery turnaround. I had to fight three months after that, and I fought three months after that. And I had to train through that with that.
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One of the hardest parts of this game, and what I don't think people understand, is the mental side of it. They think, 'Oh, he's a big, stronger guy.' But let me tell you, and I believe this without question: It's not always the biggest, strongest, meanest, toughest-looking who gets the job done.
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Being a great physical athlete is wonderful, and you need it at this level to be able to train and prepare accordingly. But the closer it comes time to perform, the ratio switches. When you're in camp, it's 90 percent physical and 10 percent mental. But as you get to fight night, it's the opposite.
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When you aren't able to do what makes you dominant, what separates you from the pack, it can throw your mind off.
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I never in my wildest dreams dreamt of being in a position like this, of having a platform like this, where I can really show the world - not just Africa, but the entire world, people in Asia, India, wherever - that your current situation doesn't have to determine your future.
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Once you sign a contract that states that you're going to have to fight this other man for a substantial amount of money, things change psychologically.
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You don't have to be outlandish and saying crazy things and get out of yourself to get headlines or attention.
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I'm a good, upstanding guy with moral values and core values.
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I actually care about things, and I care about people.
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