If I go as hard as I can in practice, make sure it's a lot harder than than a fight, then the fight's going to be easy.

I don't fight to prove that I'm tough, I know I'm tough. I fight because it's inside of me.

I'm a UFC fighter, a macho-type sport. I am a heterosexual guy in a tough macho sport, which is exactly the reason I feel a duty to say I support gay marriage and gay rights. I have nothing to gain personally from supporting this issue, and that's the point. Society as a whole is better when there is equality, and I want to live in a country where everyone has the same rights because we all benefit from that.

You never know yourself until the chips are down. True strength is not measured when your at your strongest, but when you’re at your weakest.

A lot of people are lazy when it comes to making up their own mind about something, you know? If you're labelled one way then they think thats how you are. It takes too much time to really look into things.

Life is a celebration… I try to enjoy it as much as possible.

If I go as hard as I can in practice, make sure it's a lot harder than than a fight, then the fight's going to be easy.