Ken Shamrock Quotes

Leaving active duty was so I could become the best fighter in the world at my weight class.

Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.

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.

All my skill sets have grown; my experience in the Octagon has grown. I honestly just think I'm getting better with every fight.

The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210.

I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.

What's important is to be fighting in the UFC. It doesn't matter if it's the first or last show.

I had 33 kickboxing fights, 37 MMA fights, plus 44 amateur boxing fights, which most of them were international. I will keep fighting as long as I feel good, but I will repeat once more, any fight could be the last one.

It's the moment I've been waiting for, fighting on the big cards like UFC 200.

I'm a fighter now. I'm officially a mixed martial artist. I'm not a wrestler no more.

For people like me, who appreciate the love and respect you get from the fans in Japan, there was no reason for me to turn my head to the other side and go try my options and luck in the UFC.

If you want to fight in the UFC, you've got to realize that you are just an elephant in the circus. As soon as you ask for more peanuts, you have to go find a different circus.

Once I started fighting in UFC, things took a big U-turn. After my second fight, I came home and paid my mortgage off.

My time with the WEC was great for me; it was great to be able to get big-show experience, headline fight-cards, and fight for world titles.

I've actually picked up a lot of good habits from just watching film from Demetrious Johnson.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

I'd love to get that Mayweather fight. Not even for the money, just for the fact of proving us UFC fighters got what it takes to get in that ring.

For me, being a part of the halcyon days of Pride Fighting Championships and then watching the explosion of the UFC following the 'Ultimate Fighter,' I've been fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.

I knew I wanted to fight. It's a great way to continue competing and not to mention actually make money. You can make a career out of it.

Fighting in the UFC means that I'm at the top of the sport, and it means that I'm able to pursue my goal of being a champion in the UFC.

Yes, I came into this sport as just a grappler, but the more I learn, the more it shines in my fights.

In my teenage years, I started kickboxing, then did a little boxing. When the UFC and MMA exploded in the early 2000s in the U.S.A. and Japan, I saw a way to make money and a career.

I do believe, whenever this is all said and done, we won't talk about Mickey Gall, the guy that beat CM Punk; we'll just talk about Mickey Gall, the guy who is a top 10 fighter, a good welterweight or maybe a great welterweight.

He puts on a great show every time he fights, so I enjoy seeing Mark Hunt fighting, and I'm glad he's still fighting; he's 44 and still fighting in a high performance, so it's good to see someone like this always putting on a great show and giving us, MMA fans, these great fights.

Being in UFC is a great promotion for me because I have more fans from all over Australia.