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Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute.
Anderson Silva
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Definitely I feel my kids played a big role in why I was so successful in fighting.
Anderson Silva
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My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it's in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.
Anderson Silva
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People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.
Anderson Silva
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Sometimes people think I'm gay. A lot of people have asked me if I'm gay. I answer, 'Look, not to my knowledge. But I'm still young, it could be that in the future, I'll find out that I'm gay.'
Anderson Silva
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A lot of people thought I was gay.
Anderson Silva
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It's not my character to up and challenge anyone.
Anderson Silva
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Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.
Anderson Silva
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The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.
Anderson Silva
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I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.
Anderson Silva
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Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.
Anderson Silva
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I'm not scared of Jon Jones or Chris Weidman or whoever. I'm here to fight. That's it. It's simple.
Anderson Silva
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I always have to be me.
Anderson Silva
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Nowadays, it's so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples' spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.
Anderson Silva
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I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
Anderson Silva
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In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.
Anderson Silva
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I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.
Anderson Silva
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In my opinion, B. J. Penn is No. 1.
Anderson Silva
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What motivates me is to be able to do what I love to do, which is to fight.
Anderson Silva
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Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward.
Anderson Silva
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Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.
Anderson Silva
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I respect Conor McGregor's style.
Anderson Silva
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The moment when I broke my leg, when I realized my leg was broken, I thought my career was over.
Anderson Silva
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Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.
Anderson Silva
