Zitat des Tages von Anderson Silva:
Brazil's got everything to be a great country for Brazilians and for immigrants.
Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.
Sonnen doesn't know martial arts. He's a wrestler; he doesn't know how to respect people. Some say he's promoting the fight, but he disrespected my country, my family and fans.
Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.
His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.
I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.
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!'
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.'
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.
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.
I come to fight because I love to fight. It's my life.
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.
I feel better training in Brazil.
I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.
My teaching is my legacy.
In my opinion, B. J. Penn is No. 1.
There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.
I'm always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.
I trained together with Jacare for a long time.
The moment when I broke my leg, when I realized my leg was broken, I thought my career was over.
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.
Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.
Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.
This is the UFC. UFC has the best fighters in the world. That's it.
It's not my character to up and challenge anyone.
I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.
Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.
For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.
I take good care of my things. I put everything in a bag. I use soap. I put on a cream after training. People think it's capricious. To each his own. Doesn't mean you're more man or less man, more gay or less gay.
I love being in the gym and everything involved in it.
I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.
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.
There's no such thing as holding back. I want to finish as soon as possible. The only time I did it was because he was a friend of mine. It was against Thales Leites. We went until the last round because he's a friend of mine, and I respect him.
Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute.
I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.
I don't have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I'm training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.