They'll tell you failure is not an option. That is ridiculous, failure is always an option. Failure is the most readily available option at all times. But it's a choice. You can choose to fail or you can choose to succeed.

Send anyone you want, but don't send anyone you want back.

When I was young they used to call me 'The Foreman,' not because I was in charge but because I did the work of four men.

You've got to listen to your body, notice some trends in yourself and do the best you can to be ready when a finish line approaches.

A Black Belt under the Nogueira Brothers is like saying I got a free toy in my happy meal

I hate downtime. I hate it so much. I like to relax like anybody else, but I hate not doing anything. In my life I'm either going full speed or I'm at a stop.

Even if I thought I could get a submission I'm not laying underneath a grown man with my legs spread on worldwide TV. Some guys subscribe to that theory but I am a Republican and we don't do that.