We fight to prove that our art, Gracie jiu-jitsu, is the best.
I never stopped training, I never stopped working out.
When you're a fighter, you have to be ready all the time. There's no 'I need a month.' It's always time.
You're a warrior or you're not.
That's good when the guy has confidence. It's not bad. I want to fight someone who thinks like that.
A lot of fighters complain, 'Man he's five pounds heavier than me.' Really? It doesn't matter, man.
You have to work on your stand-up to know what's coming, but jiu-jitsu is enough to win the fight.
If Gerard Gordeau would have won the first UFC, everybody would be learning savate.
You have to know when to stop in this sport. It's very hard.
I made peace with retirement, but when you're a fighter, you're always a fighter.
There is no age as long as the body feels good.
McGregor is taking Muhammad Ali's model. He can say whatever he wants but he's got to prove it. If he doesn't prove it, his career is going to be short.
I like my girls delicate.
I follow a very strict diet.
Don't care about catch-wrestling. I only care about Jiu-Jitsu.
The armlock is an armlock, a choke is a choke. How you set it up - is different. Everybody have their personal style.
Jiu-Jitsu is the bond or styles all between all the other styles. Take Jiu-Jitsu out, a boxer is just a boxer, a kickboxer is just a kickboxer. Take Jiu-Jitsu out of the wrestling - what is he going to do, take the person down and? There's no finishing holds, there's no striking.
I enjoy traveling, teaching and fighting. It's in my blood.
I like guys who know how to implement a strategy. The ones who make a fight look easy. But there's no easy fight, even if you win in 30 seconds, that only means you were able to execute your strategy correctly and induced your opponent to make a mistake. Those are the champions. That's why they are the champions.
The jiu-jitsu my father created was for the smaller guy to beat the bigger guy.
