Trash talk? Smack talk? This is an American term that makes me laugh. I simply speak the truth. I’m an Irish man.
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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I want to be an expert in different fighting styles, new training methods, new ways of thinking.
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Glutes are power.
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Life’s a rollercoaster. You’re up one minute; you’re down one minute. But who doesn’t like rollercoasters?
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I believe in believing. My coach John Kavanagh is a big atheist, and he is always trying to persuade people to his way of thinking, and I think, ‘What a waste of energy.’
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The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.
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When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.
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If they let people go fight jiu-jitsu tournaments, they can’t stop me going to fight a boxing fight.
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I used to pretend that my Peugeot driving to the gym in the rain in Dublin was a Ferrari on the Vegas strip.
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Life is about growing and improving and getting better.
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Any top-level athlete, it’s always the same. There’s always that hint of arrogance there… It’s hard to be humble when you’re the best.
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The only time my records are going to be broken is by my own spawn. I’m going be training that child out the womb.
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People think I’m a celebrity. I’m not a celebrity.
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I’m focusing on me. I’m focusing on my family’s security, my family’s financial security, so that’s all I can do.
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What can I say? I’m a talker.
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I have a deep, deep belief that if I tell you I’m going to crack you with a clean shot to the chin inside one minute of the first round and you will be unconscious, well, then that’s what will happen.
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