Emotion is more than just anger. When I am performing, I need emotion, but I need control, too. Emotion drives the best performance and is necessary, but it must be controlled. I believe Fedor [Emelianenko] does that. I do too. We may look different in how we do it, but we both do it.

Some people are faster than others; I'm just figuring it out later, that's all. I'm getting smart too late and old too soon.

I just love to fight. I like to hurt people. I haven't lost that. I didn't lose it when I first got a bit of wealth and I haven't lost it now. The nature of my business is to hurt people.

Most writers, in my opinion, are dysfunctional derelicts.

I know at times I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot, but I like that person.

Man is not meant to be humble, he’s meant to be humbled.

I just want to be humble at all times.