Glover Teixeira Quotes

People automatically think that because you attack, you can't defend. Not true.

When you are attacked, you have to deck your opponent.

When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

When I'm fighting it's just search and destroy.

I guess there's a showmanship in fighting.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

The instructor stared at me with cold, cut-me-no-slack determination, then got into a fighting stance, holding one hand out, beckoning me. "I saw that movie too!"I said."It was like the coolest movie of all-" He launched himself at me. That was when his day really went downhill.

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.

Why are we going after those who were not going after us?

I love the sport. I love fighting. Fighting is my life.

I have fun when I fight, and I am going to have a lot of crazy moves.

Football is like boxing because you have to know when it is time to attack.

One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge.

Fighting is about a strategy. MMA is not all about brutality.

Anything can happen in a fight, and anything can happen in training.

I've mixed sparring partners up. I've done tons upon tons of rounds with big, heavy lumps who are trying to take my head off.

If you start throwing eight or nine shots, you're going to get caught - bang - and the fight could be over.

I cross my arms. "It was a two minute conversation." "I don't think a smaller time frame makes it less unwise." He furrows his eyebrows and touches the corner of my bruised eye with his fingertips. My head jerks back, but he doesn't take his hand away. Instead he sighs. "You know, if you could just learn to attack first, you might do better." "Attack first?" I say. "How will that help?" "You're fast. If you can get a few good hits in before they know what's going on, you could win." He shrugs, and his hand falls.

In a fight you don't stop to choose your cudgels.

I thought boxing was stupid.

I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy. One of my teachers always told me I had good power but bad control.

I never fought in my life outside of a ring.

Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.