My 'if it's not broken, don't fix it' type attitude might have held me back and made me complacent.
I think any type of setback you have, any tough time you've got, getting through it is what makes you who you are. It makes you a tougher person. I think whatever you've been through in your life makes you a tougher person. I'm very grateful for the background I have, every tough situation I've been through because it's made me who I am.
When you get hurt it's hard to judge when it's the right time to pull out of a fight.
It's just an honor to be part of an apparel brand like Reebok.
I never even imagined having my own shoe.
Wrestling background, you never talk trash.
Money, autographs, I had no desire to even do that. I fell in love with fighting and those types of things became attached to it.
I love competing.
When I speak and say I am the best in the world and have the capability to dominate everybody in my weight class, I really believe that.
I've kind of grew to enjoy fighting legends that I got into the sport watching and admiring.
People gotta realize as a fighter you want to become a champion because you get paid way more money. So the belt is very intriguing for that reason.
To win the belt from Bisping, the hardest problem for me would be to train hard for him because he stinks. I'm just kidding, he's really good... No, I'm lying.
To walk around and people ask me who the champion is in my weight class and I have to say Michael Bisping, it's a little embarrassing, but that's just the way it goes.
It's been a dream of mine to fight at MSG.
People forget, I was 9-0, I was fighting Anderson Silva. I was fighting the best guys this sport has ever seen, one after the other, with no experience.
I hit adversity when I was at the top of the world. Most people hit adversity when they're just at the beginning, when they're just getting started. I hit it when everybody was watching, and everybody had comments and everybody was doubting me. It was a tough situation to be in.
I know I'm the best in the world.
I love 'Jacare.' I'm a fan of 'Jacare.'
I think the best guys in the world should fight.
