“I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.”

I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.

You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’

My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.

The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.

I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.

I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.

You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.

I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don’t really like that. But I really don’t care.

I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.

This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.

I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.

I just believe that my heart is the best in the sport. And I believe that’s what carried me through my whole career. Not my talent or my power or anything like that. I just believe my heart.

I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.

I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.

I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.

I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.

The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.

Brevity in writing is the best insurance for its perusal.

You don’t fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.

And it is true, best is nothing concealed which shall not be discovered; for which cause a marvellous being shall come after me, who as yet lives not, and who shall reveal many things.

Then the negative energy doesn’t even get into the room. You just have to prepare, and then go in and be the best you that you can be, and you’ll either get the job or you won’t.

The best form to see God in is in every form.

I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

The best prayers have often more groans than words.