Zitat des Tages von Robbie Lawler:
I'm glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don't have to worry about what other people expect out of you.
When you're on a roll, you want to stay busy - you want to keep that momentum going.
I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top.
My coaches do all the breakdowns of my opponents, and I leave that up to them.
For me, it's always the same: worrying about how I can get better, the techniques I can do.
I don't really dabble into the politics of MMA too much.
My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going.
I'm not just a guy who can knock people out.
The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and doing it many times.
I want it to be one-sided. I don't want to take any bumps or bruises: I want to go out and dictate all aspects and go out the way I came in. I'm looking to dominate and dictate.
I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.
When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.
I expect greatness out of myself.
Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.
I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself.
I'm going to fight until my body says otherwise.
Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout.
I don't worry about who they're putting in front of me. Why would I? That's just nonsense for me to waste my energy.
In college, I tried to start wrestling as soon as I could and when it was available to me, as I loved competing, and then got into MMA under Pat Miletich, where I was able to sharpen all my skills and develop into a true fighter.
Even when you lose, you get better. Sometimes when you lose, you win.
I don't know what the fans expect out of these fighters, but I know what I expect out of myself. And that's go out there, beat people up, and just be me.
I think the UFC's done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.
No one ever wants fight of the night. Every fight I've gone in, I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit - they're highly trained, and I just can't get them out of there, so I get fight of the night.
I don't really pick my opponents.
You want to go out there, and you want to be sharp, and you want to execute your game plan and... get it done fast.
The basics win fights.
I try not to worry about what people think and what people think I should do each fight, how impressive I need to be. I need to go out there and win; that's what it comes down to.
I was always into martial arts and boxing.
He's been doing this a long time. Hats off to a champion, Carlos Condit.
It's all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That's always the game plan.
Drew McFedries was the hardest hitter I've ever been around. A big, strong, athletic guy with power. He didn't have to hit you with a hard shot or load up - even the little short shots could hurt you.
I'm a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards.
Woodley has tremendous athleticism, brings a lot of technique - well-rounded fighter.
I'm just fighting a lot of high-level guys. I feel everyone is trying to be tactical, everyone is trying to put their A-game out there, and I have to find a way to win. I'm all about moving on and trying to get better.
When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.
Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.