The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.
CONOR MCGREGORPeople think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I’ve trained that way, I’ve actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. And the knockout shot hasn’t come. It’s almost because my training has been too hard.
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When I say something’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.
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Yeah, the Mac Life… it’s about sipping some tea, getting together with the knitting circle. You know I like origami, right? That’s how you get to be notorious.
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I never got into training to be an All-Ireland boxing champ or to win a belt. At the start, I just got into it to learn how to defend myself when I got into situations.
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Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I’m an Irish man.
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You’ve got to put in the work. You’ve got to grind. You’ve got go through the struggle, and you’ve got to get it.
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A lot of people cry and complain and put their hand out and beg. It never goes well.
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If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it’s hard not to let your confidence take over. It just builds and builds and builds.
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I am not stupid. I am a very bright guy. I know that in the fighting game, you get people who get brain damage and do themselves long-term harm.
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A good feeling for me is when you train, and then you put on fresh clothes. New clothes after a training session – you have this rush of endorphins from exercise that everybody gets, and then you get that nice feeling of fresh clothes. It’s a double whammy.
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I sleep people. I put people unconscious. I’m stating facts.
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Why go through life if you’re not going to challenge yourself?
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People think I’m a celebrity. I’m not a celebrity.
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I have the greatest job in the world. I get paid loads of cash for beating the crap out of people. And I’m very good at it.
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Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.
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When I am free to train and free to move, I feel like a gorilla in the jungle. Then, when there are a bunch of media obligations, I feel like I have been captured and am being kept on display.
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