Daniel Cormier Quotes
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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My confidence comes from me, not from Jon Jones. I can't draw my confidence from another person.
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I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
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You can love me, you can hate me, but just don't be indifferent. Care about it enough to watch.
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As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight Jon Jones.
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People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He's the best at it. He's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn't you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he's in there.
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A lot of people want to discredit me.
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You have to be very vocal about being willing to fight anyone.
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I've dealt with a lot in my life.
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I went and worked at a TV station in Stillwater. I was actually account manager for commercial accounts, selling ad space and everything.
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Just being in the gym every day with someone with goals in common is special.
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I grew up in Louisiana. We have red beans and rice, and there's a Popeye's on every corner.
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I'm honored to be one of the guys that is seen as a leader of this great team - a team that has stood the test of time. AKA is one of the only teams that has been around since the beginning of the MMA explosion, and it's a huge honor for me to be named captain.
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It's all matchups, and I knew that I matched up well against 'Rumble' Johnson.
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When you look at my record at 10-0 as a professional and look at Jon Jones' record when he was 10-0, who was his toughest guy? Stephan Bonnar, and he did not finish him. I have fought higher-caliber opponents at this stage in my career than Jon did in his at 9-1; His tenth fight was Matt Hammil.
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Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.
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Ovince Saint Preux needs to know that not only me but every other guy at the American Kickboxing Academy are ready and open to open those doors in trying to help him accomplish his goals.
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I believe that I will represent this sport in the best light possible. I won't mess it up. I won't get myself in any trouble.
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I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in a very short period of time.
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When you start fighting, when your dream is to be the champion of the world, when you accomplish that, you don't feel lost. It doesn't hinder you. It only helps.
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It is my job to sell these fighters. I'm now a business partner of the UFC. What I do directly affects my paycheck. I try my best. I just don't want people to be indifferent.
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It's very difficult to make a 100% turnaround. It's tough when you actually do exhibit patterns of bad behavior. You need to have a very strong support system of people who are willing to keep you in your place if you're going to overcome these things.
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When I came into the gym, I wasn't just some guy. I was a two-time Olympian.
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Some people just don't like you; you cannot satisfy everyone. But I've got a lot of supportive fans – people who do like me, do enjoy what I do.