Royce Gracie Quotes

Fights are all about styles and matchups.

When your opponent is tied up, always be patient and search for the simplest option.

Standing toe to toe with another fighter, I could probably do well, but a smart fighter is not going to stand toe to toe with me, and they're going to move to a weakness.

There's always great things that champions do. It can be inside fighting, this person uses his range well, this person has a great right hand - anytime you fight a champion, there's multiple things that they do well, and you have to try to take those strengths away.

The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him.

You'd think that in a fight, NOT MOVING would be a bad habit!

Judgment of eye, speed and attack are the basis of victory.

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

I had my own battle tactics.

We both do a lot of similar things with speed and boxing ability, but I think I've got some tricks up my sleeve for Zab. Zab will probably tell you he's got some tricks up his sleeve for me.

Jacare, he has power. We're two strong guys. He relies on being aggressive and coming forward. He looks to get the takedown. He's punching and he's shooting. I've never been taken down in a fight. Now, I'm not disregarding that I could be taken down, but I just know that I have a little bit more when it comes to giving up takedowns.

It's about getting in there and being ready, getting the fight on your terms, taking the least amount of punishment possible.

I think the best guys in the world should fight.

Fighting comes down to who you are as a person. With B.J. Penn, he has no problems, not a hard upbringing and came up with money or whatever and he's just a fighter, he enjoys the fight and he refined his skills so I don't think it necessarily has to be a rough upbringing for guys to be great fighters.

The art of Gracie jiu-jitsu is to learn how to defend yourself in any situation, not to score points, not for tournament style. It's for a street-fight situation.

Being able to adjust - to any fighter, no matter what pressure he can give me - I'm going to show I can do all that.

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

I expect the best Anderson Silva. I don't think he'll toy with me like he toyed with other guys, I can explode in and touch his chin, and all it takes is one shot.

With Ronaldo, I think I've identified a few patterns; there are certain striking things. I will try to utilise this knowledge to my advantage.

I like to take the floor apart mentally. I like to visualize an opponent going for you.

A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That's what I learned at Chute Boxe.

I don't focus much on video. I watch here and there, perhaps two or three of my opponent's fights. That gives me a good idea of his style.

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

I don't go into a game with specific targets. I don't pinpoint an opposing player before a match, trying to exploit a kind of weakness.