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Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.
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Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute.
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I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don't joke, because it's danger.
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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.
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I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.
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In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.
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Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.
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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.
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For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.
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Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.
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Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.
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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.
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Unfortunately, the reporters ask the same questions over and over again. When reporters keep asking the same questions, they've got to recognize I may hear these questions 20 to 30 times in a matter of days. It gets to the point where I think, 'Read the other interviews!'
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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.'
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Nick Diaz is a guy who walks forward, has great boxing skills.
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Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.
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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.
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I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.
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When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.
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I think I've been through all the phases of the sport. I won, I lost, I got injured. Now I get to do what I love, with my truth, without worrying about what people will say or things like that.
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I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he's fought hard and deserves to be the champion.
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I always have to be me.
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Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.
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The moment when I broke my leg, when I realized my leg was broken, I thought my career was over.