Chris Weidman Quotes

If I could have had the opportunity to be a full-time fighter while I was one of the best in the world, what could I have done then?

I'd always told people that I would have liked to pursue some sort of professional fight career. I don't know if I'm quite right for it, since I'm extremely prone to injury. I've been boxing for a couple years, and I've messed around with some Jiu-Jitsu, and I've always felt that there's such a passion in a real fighter's heart.

When I was competing in Muay Thai I used to fight every month.

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

I know since my first fight in the UFC I can beat Ronda Rousey, but of course I have to take my time and put everything together.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

I need to continue to be wise, be efficient and prepared for every game that I play leading up to the Olympics.

Training with the best fighters in the world and getting top coaching - I do feel it improved me a lot as a fighter.

I understand everything Ronda Rousey is gonna bring that day. I don't think she's gonna be able to deal with my striking. She's gonna be really surprised when I touch her, when I connect on my punches.

I believe I can beat Anderson Silva, and I believe that the skills that I have is something he'd have hard time dealing with, but to compete against the guy, first and foremost, would be an honor in and of itself.

You do have to fight different when you might have to fight three times in one night. I really like fighting just one time a night, this lets you do more things.

I clear my mind; I don't think about the pressure before a fight. I focus on going in the cage and being successful while doing my job.

Fighters don't just fight. Not the good ones who have long, long success. The guys who make championship runs. The guys who fight for world titles. They get fizzled out, chewed up and spit out like a revolving door and then the next guy or the next female comes in to take their spot.

I want to keep active, so when they called me to fight Nate Diaz, I agreed because I wanted to stay active. I got a little surprised because he was out so long, but he's a tough opponent.

When you train outside of camp, it's fun, I'm playing around, I'm working hard but I'm having fun. When I get into that camp it's 10 weeks of tunnel vision on that opponent, you're trying to work on your strengths and weaknesses, really trying to get better in different areas before the fight.

Every day I wake up and go to sleep, I'm thinking about beating Cub Swanson

An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.

I'm committed to the fight game.

I try to have the same mindset in my practices as I would for my fights.

People turn professional and they are not running as fast as they did in college because it is a lot different, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't have that kind of transition and always stayed on top.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

I want Shogun because he's a legend of the sport. I respect him very much. He has good style and it matches with mine. I want to fight him in Brazil.

I've been through Strikeforce, UFC now, but I never leave fights busted up.

Getting in the cage, it's not like I need a whole mental preparation for it. It's just a fight.

I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.