Eddie Alvarez Quotes
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I boxed. I did track and field; I did basketball, football, any sport I was able to sign up for.
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Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that.
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Typically, I would say that I'm not defined by one loss and I'm not defined by one win. But I'd be lying if I told you I didn't harp on the loss at Madison Square Garden.
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I'm my own biggest critic, so no matter what was being said in the media or being said by fans, I feel the worst when I disappoint myself.
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When I joined UFC, I said I want to be involved in fights where millions of fans are watching, biting their fingernails, thinking, 'What the heck is going to go on here?'
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Although I'm shorter, all of my weight I carry in my back and my butt. That's where most of my weight is.
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I never take a round off or a run off or a push-up off; that's just not in me.
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The goal never changes. It's about beating the guy in front of you.
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I'm looking to grab the UFC and pull them back in the direction of Philadelphia.
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From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was.
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I'm a little unconventional; I do things a little differently.
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The right thing to do is just ask what you can give, and then let things manifest in the time they're supposed to.
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I believe that in order for me to consider myself one of the top ranked lightweights in the world, I have to go out and dominate the fight.
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I know what I can do at 155.
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I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't.
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It's MMA - anything can happen. You can throw a punch from one knee, a punch from anywhere.
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I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be champion.
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I'm proud of both sides, and they are both really well known to be fighting heritages, so I tell everyone all the time - they say, 'What are you'? - I say I'm Irish. I'm Puerto Rican. I guess I was born to fight.
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I enjoy fights the most once them nerves go away and you settle into the fight. That's when you can have your fun and be creative and just kind of be yourself.
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I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather.
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I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations.
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I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight.
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I want the best guys the promotion has to offer, put them in front of me, and I'll beat them.
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We got four-ounce gloves here. It's not hard to knock someone out.