When I go on vacation I just like to do nothing - just hang out at the beach, go eat the best restaurants, and do nothing.

I am a public person and I have my private life. It's important for me that my private life stay private, that what I share with the people is my public personality.

I'm an athlete, my job is not negotiating, it's not my field of expertise. I'm an emotional guy - it's normal, a lot of athletes are, and we're very susceptible to get our ego cut because of that.

People don't understand, yeah I'm alright as a wrestler, but I beat people in the takedown because of my distance control - because of my Karate. This is something I learned since I'm 7 years old.

It’s OK to get butterfly in your stomach; the key is to learn how to make them fly in formation.

When I train, I love to take time off and fly to the Natural History Museum or an exhibition. I just love that. When you know your past, it will help you with your future… That’s why most of my friends are not fighters. Most of my friends are nerds like me. That’s why I have a hard time finding a girlfriend. I need someone to talk science with. I’m married to my work right now. But you never know. One day I could wake up and just do something different. Life is so unpredictable.

My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.