George Groves Quotes

I've always done whatever is necessary to retain my Knockouts title by any means necessary.

The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and doing it many times.

I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

As long as the title's on the line, that's the match I want to be in.

I'm willing to fight, but I want to fight to win.

The hunger to win must not die... The appetite has to remain big.

I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

It doesn't eat at me. As a competitor, it drives you. It's hard to say this without someone saying, 'Golly, he doesn't care that much.' I want to win a championship for our team, for our organization. I want us to win one bad. But do I lose sleep over it? Or would I be miserable one day if I never did it? The answer is no.

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

I want to fight for the real belt, not the interim title.

Lord knows we've been guilty of getting too excited about a title reign only to see it last one or two fights.

I'm going to take whatever route I can take to win a world title.

I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.

Any time you get a title shot, you always try to wait for it the best you can.

So far, I don't know what it means to be the champion. I'm just glad I have the belt.

To defend - it is very difficult to win two titles in a row.

I want to be the undisputed champion of the world.

I don't think we can fully understand just how much pressure is on these fighters' shoulders once they win the UFC title. It's a grind just to get to the title fight. You're not earning a lot of money, and the sport takes a real toll on your body. And then once you get the belt, you've got an army of fighters coming for you right away.

There's no doubt what the goal in Boston is. There is no grey, it is black and white. You're going to try to win the whole thing every single year.

Ronda knows what's like to have this belt, she knows the power this belt has.

A world title is important. I want to fight for a world title.

I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.

What drives me is winning championships.

Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.