Demetrious Johnson Quotes
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I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've always appreciated talent over everything else.
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You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we're like, 'Alright, I think Costco has openings.'
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Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners.
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That's the beautiful thing about mixed martial arts - and I'll tell people that - you have to think outside of the box.
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I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions.
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Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I'm like, 'Whoo!'
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I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash talk are not fight fans.
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For me, you look at the beginning of his career, the man couldn't even make weight. That's how I found out about Henry Cejudo to begin with. 'Oh, Henry Cejudo misses weight again.' I'm like, who's this guy who keeps missing weight. When the UFC signed him, I was like, 'Great, you guys signed another guy who can't make 125.'
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I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever.
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You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up.
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I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.
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If you want to see great mixed martial arts, tune in when I fight. If you want to see drama and all of that stuff, you guys can go watch 'Bachelors in Paradise.' They'll give you enough drama you can want to watch.
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For me, I don't need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits - to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me.
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I really, truly appreciate Conor McGregor's style - his fighting style and the way he talks. The reason why is because he reminds me of a young Mike Tyson, a young Muhammad Ali, the way he talks.
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I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen.
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As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me outside of 'TUF 24,' which was minimal in comparison to other fights, fighters, and shows.
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When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself.
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If somebody goes, 'You should go to 135,' my heart's just not into it.
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I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by.
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I'm the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg.
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There's money to be made, and I want mine.
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I'm a smaller guy, so I train at a high pace.
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MMA has the rudest, most negative, dumbest, ignorant fans in the world - but it also has the most passionate fans in the world.
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I do have my cheat meals. I have Oreos inside the house right now, and I have beer and fried chicken and waffles. All that good stuff. But once it comes down to when I really want to get in shape and get lean, I'll eat clean and go with whole foods.