Eddie Alvarez Quotes
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Every once in awhile, we all get a bad hand dealt to us.
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The first time I fought Mike Chandler, I was thinking about money way too much. I was thinking about the end of my contract. My focus was way off. I didn't believe in the people that were guiding me.
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If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC.
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I beat Gilbert Melendez, and he got two shots at the title.
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I want to fight only dangerous guys. Whenever I've done that in my career, I've stepped up and risen to the challenge.
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As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked in the top 10. It kind of baffles me.
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I want to prove the naysayers wrong. They're everywhere. And to be honest with you, they're all I see, and they're what motivates me.
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I have a tremendous support from a lot of the Underground fans. They believe in me, they want to see me do well, and they're behind me. But there are a lot of people out there who don't believe it, and so I want to separate perception and reality. I want to be able to do that.
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The more dangerous the opponent, the better fight I've fought. It always made me move in ways I'd never moved before.
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If I can put the right guy with the right mouthpiece in front of the right opponents, we can build a champion, but he doesn't really have to beat the best guys; we just have to give him the right matchups.
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I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct.
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Me? I'm no sob story. I get paid well, and I live comfortably.
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The longer I'm in this sport, the more I realize that it's not about the wins and losses that makes you a good fighter. It's about putting the time in and fighting the best guys possible and going after them. The outcome will take care of itself.
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Fighting, for me, is not a career - it's an opportunity. I'm going to take full advantage of it and do it as long as I can. As long as my body lets me and I'm healthy enough to do it naturally, I'll do it.
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The business aspect of this sport is a contradiction to what it's really about, and that's knowing something for what it is and not just what it looks like.
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There's not a single strike that good preparation can't negate.
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Where in normal neighborhoods, they would play stick ball and hockey and baseball, we used to slap box and bring boxing gloves down the street and box each other.
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I have a very good ground game and very good wrestling. People just underestimate it. That's it. I want to keep it like that.
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I don't like going to 155; I do it because everyone else does.
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With MTV2, every fighter is exposed to millions of people, and they won't have to take a monster pay cut to do so.
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Fighting in general, but especially when I was younger, was tough to deal with because there are so many external things going on that want to control you that most people have no clue about.
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It's hard when you win the title to not think, 'I'm here. Now what do I do?'
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There's a part of martial arts where we need humility and respect.
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I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight.