Demetrious Johnson Quotes
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My mind can't always be on fighting.
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I would have to say fantasy RPG and MMOs are my favorite type of games. I love 'Dark Souls II.' That game is so hard and unforgiving; if you beat that game, you have true skills.
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Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp.
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I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC.
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The first time I fought Ian McCall, I cut carbs completely out of my diet all through training camp. I was afraid I wasn't going to make weight, that I'd get on the scale, and it would be all, 'He weighs 128,' and the people would throw cabbage at me. I basically cut all carbs on the diet, just eat chicken and greens all the time.
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Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the land; I'm the fastest man in mixed martial arts.
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You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport.
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I grew up with a single mom, two brothers, and a sister, and after school, we would play outside then go home for dinner and play videogames together. It's something I enjoy doing, and it's also cheap entertainment compared to a movie or paying for cable. You pay $50 one time for a game, and you can play it as many times as you want.
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I'm just a small guy.
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I don't need to tell any one of you guys that I can do what I can do. I'll just show it to you guys, and if you want a little sneak peak, come watch me work out. That's how I do my thing.
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I don't have small goals; I just have goals, and it's, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career.
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When I'm done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That's my legacy, ladies and gentlemen.
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I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division.
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Obviously I'd love to see Demetrious Johnson, you know, 'Demetrious Johnson $500,000 payout baby,' absolutely.
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In wrestling, when I was in high school, my coach said you should be able to hit every single move from any position. So, arm drag to double-leg, snap-down to double-leg. You should be able to hit a move from anywhere, so with my armbar, I can essentially hit it from any position because it's my favorite submission.
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My wife is very supportive.
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Me, I'm a working-class man, and I go to my job, put in the work, and walk away clean and unscathed, and I like it that way.
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I've knocked people out from the clinch. I've submitted people from armbars, Kimura, last-second armbars. I've knocked people out with one-hand punch.
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I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight.
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All I can do is make sure Demetrious Johnson does the best he can on fight night and goes out and wins his fights.
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I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at.
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I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows?
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I wasn't a person who hated working. When I was working and training, I loved it. I loved that I had to work that hard. I think it transformed into the gym and then transformed into the octagon. It was a good thing.
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'Super Contra' was the game I fell in love with. I played and beat that game with my mom.