You can't deny somebody that's a hard worker. You can't deny somebody that just digs down as deep as they can.

You have to be willing to work harder and sacrifice more than most to become one of the top fighters.

We all have trials and tribulations and that shows who we are as a person.

If I want to win a title I have to beat the champion myself, I don't have teammates inside the ring.

Outside the ring I work hard when I train and I spend as much time as I can with my family when I'm not training.

Two guys enter the cage and only one comes out the winner. It gets you pumped because you know the other guy is trying to finish you and you want to finish him before he gets his chance.

When you want your body to perform at a high level, it's important to make sure you are giving your body quality nutrients.

The only difference about us in here and you guys out there is we're braver for about 15 minutes longer. That's it.

Once I stopped with the excuses, my life has changed. There's no reason for me to lose any more.

All beliefs are equally valid.

What was it about my obsession with romance that always made me feel embarrassed? Like it was a silly, girlish thing to obsess about. In reality, it was what we all wanted, right?

Parties are supposed to be unforgettable. No one looks back on their life and remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.

You're the twinkling light in my eye. You're my shadow always protecting me. You've always got my back, and I love you for that

A house is not a home until it has a dog.

Certainly, old age is often incompatible with certain roles and responsibilities.

You cannot train yourself. I feel the same way about Christianity and about what the church is: The church is the gym of the soul.

If I owned Gideon, he possessed me. I couldn’t imagine belonging to anyone else.