It wasn't until '79 I won my first amateur championship, and then, by '81, I was 14, and I won my first world championship, which was amazing to me, and in a very real sense, that was the first real victory I had.
My fight against Chris Leben was a war, and I was fulfilled with that victory because that guy has a ton of experience fighting in the UFC.
To come to somebody's hometown and beat them on a split decision, that's saying something.
Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands.
I've played such good golf, and it was hard coming up and it wasn't easy in any matches or any shots. It means a lot. I think hopefully it will mean a lot to New Zealand because I'm the next winner of the U.S. Amateur after Danny Lee.
Winning my second title feels just as good as the first one.
When I won the World Title at 24 and became the youngest, I knew that was huge.
A gold medal at the Olympics is hard to top.
I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.
I'm at the top of the UFC mountain.
Every time I manage Wales and you win, the feeling is better than I've ever had as a club manager.
It's been 18 months since I won on the European Tour and to win the flagship event, I could not have asked for any more.
I feel like I've won the tournament.
I feel like I always win at least a round or two at every tournament. I don't go out in the first round too often.
I have wrestled in almost every tournament in the world. I've won the Olympics, NCAAs, and World Championships, but none of those can truly compare to the feeling I felt when I won my first and only state championship my senior year of high school.
People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. I went to the bank laughing every time.
