Colby Covington Quotes

Fame, in Trumpian fashion, is war. You are expected to defend your fame; many people want to take it from you.

You get notoriety when you fight.

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

People like to see me fight. A name can only take you so far. There are only a few fighters out of the thousands of boxers out there that have name recognition. I'm definitely not upset by that.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

Fame is addictive. Money is addictive. Attention is addictive. But golf is second to none.

When I was in my heyday, of course I had those who hated me. They were supposed to hate the opposition. But it's good, though. It feels good.

My goal is to get all these fighters that everybody say I'm running from inside the ring with me.

I've been overlooked, praised, questioned, lauded, labeled, celebrated, and derided - sometimes all in the span of a single week. That's life in the NFL.

You have to be very vocal about being willing to fight anyone.

I am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me.

I'm available to fight anybody.

Everybody wants to fight me so they can be a superstar.

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting.

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

I'm not doing this to be a pop star. I've had plenty of money and attention. I'm doing it for credibility.

How would you like to find out how good my right is?

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.

When we did 'The Office,' no one knew who we were, so it was easy to champion us; you could own us. Once you become successful, people don't have that any more, so it becomes more polarised. Some people want to champion you, and others want to slag you off. It doesn't concern me.

Being a celebrity or anything else where you're really ambitious, it's really a game to see how successful you can get.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.

I did not become great by association of The Beatles! Beatles make Maharishi great? Pah! It is a waste of thought.

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.