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.’
CONOR MCGREGORI 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.’
CONOR MCGREGORI don’t fight in chase of an individual. I hear this sometimes where fighters work their whole careers to reach a matchup with a certain individual. I do not think in that way.
CONOR MCGREGORWhat someone else does or doesn’t do has no effect on me and what I do.
CONOR MCGREGORMany people don’t understand ring control. They think they do until they’re against someone who really understands how to set traps, how to create holes in the octagon that they fall into.
CONOR MCGREGORRitual is another word for fear, manifested in a different way.
CONOR MCGREGORI’ve always felt like there was a lot of hype around me even when there wasn’t. I felt like everyone was talking about me even when no one was talking about me.
CONOR MCGREGORPeople say that I’m a boxer. I actually started with kick boxing, and then I moved onto boxing, and then I moved onto grappling.
CONOR MCGREGORI want to be financially secure by the time I have kids.
CONOR MCGREGORYou might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.
CONOR MCGREGORMy family’s lineage, we are warriors. The McGregor clan, we are warriors all through.
CONOR MCGREGORWe come bulletproof in Ireland. We’re reared tough, and we fight.
CONOR MCGREGORIt’s good to make your brain work more than your body.
CONOR MCGREGORI feel you’re in charge of your own situation.
CONOR MCGREGORWhen 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.
CONOR MCGREGORA lot of people cry and complain and put their hand out and beg. It never goes well.
CONOR MCGREGORWhen you’re faced with an opponent, the media asks the questions, and I answer truthfully. I don’t hold back.
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