Anderson Silva

Nick Diaz is a guy who walks forward, has great boxing skills.

I'm over this thing of being champion, having the title.

McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.

In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.

I enjoy fighting, but my family says, 'Stop, no.'

Sonnen doesn't know martial arts. He's a wrestler; he doesn't know how to respect people. Some say he's promoting the fight, but he disrespected my country, my family and fans.

When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.

There's no such thing as holding back. I want to finish as soon as possible. The only time I did it was because he was a friend of mine. It was against Thales Leites. We went until the last round because he's a friend of mine, and I respect him.

I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.

He's one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I'd face Nick Diaz. I've watched all his fights.

I feel better training in Brazil.

I love my job. I go to fight because this is me.

Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute.

I proved for a long time how much I've given of my heart and of my time to the UFC.

I come to fight because I love to fight. It's my life.

I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones is different. I like the style and the movement.

Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.

His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.

Brazil's got everything to be a great country for Brazilians and for immigrants.

It's not my character to up and challenge anyone.

I would train with a gay man. As long as he respected me, it's all right. I don't think much of it. The fact that a guy is gay doesn't mean he's going to accost you. He can be gay, have a relationship, live among guys who aren't gay. He can do whatever he wants with his private life.

Nowadays, it's so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples' spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.

I take good care of my things. I put everything in a bag. I use soap. I put on a cream after training. People think it's capricious. To each his own. Doesn't mean you're more man or less man, more gay or less gay.

My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it's in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.

I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.

Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.

Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.

I respect Conor McGregor's style.

I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.

Past waters don't move anything. They only create mosquitoes.

In my opinion, B. J. Penn is No. 1.

I love being in the gym and everything involved in it.

Maybe one day when I'm retired, I can turn around and tell you, 'Hey, I was really good at that. Maybe I was the best.'

I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.

What motivates me is to be able to do what I love to do, which is to fight.

The fight's the fight.

I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don't joke, because it's danger.

Even when I was winning my fights, once it's over, it's over. It's in the past, and you've got to look forward.

I always have to be me.

There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.

I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.

I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he's fought hard and deserves to be the champion.

I no fight for the money because I work hard for UFC for long time. I have money for my family. But I fight because I love it.

The fact is that everything I've done, no one else could do. I don't want to be cocky or arrogant or think I'm the best, but what I've tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And that's not my opinion, but everyone's.

I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.

I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.

I would love to fight my clone.

My teaching is my legacy.