Jon Jones Quotes
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Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.
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Fighting is not what I do - it's who I am. It's what I was meant to do, what I was meant to be. I knew that right after my first MMA practice.
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I often get people that come up to me with the UFC 151 poster with me and Dan on it and ask me to sign it.
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When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on.
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I genuinely wanted to be an inspiration to other people and inspire people and be a role model.
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A lot of coaches in MMA focus on MMA wrestling. My coach, his high school team is ranked 10th in the nation. Izzy Martinez is very connected to the wrestling community.
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I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude.
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The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer.
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Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent.
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Conor McGregor has been a tremendous inspiration to me.
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I've convinced myself I'm something special. When you do that, man, you're dangerous, especially when you have the athleticism and work ethic to back it up.
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It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself.
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One day when I was bored, I just went down to a powerlifting gym, Via Strength Systems in Albuquerque. I knew I needed to expend my energy somehow. I started working out with them four days a week. I became obsessed with lifting and being fit.
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I don't enjoy hitting people; I enjoy outsmarting them.
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My friends and family all know me, and that's the important thing.
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I've come to expect more out of myself - as a citizen, as a man, as an athlete - to reach a better place, a place I've never been.
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I believe I have the attitude of a champion and a winner, and I'm not apologetic for it.
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Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything.
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I absolutely hate when people mention Rashad Evans.
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Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym.
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I feel as if I'm God's champion, and I have a lot of pride in that.
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I just would hate to have to fight my own teammate. I would never want to.
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I will get out there and train harder than anyone, five times a day sometimes. You have to be a special person to do that - like, special forces, military maybe.
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I'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure.