Intense Matches Quotes

You have to give 100 percent in the Champions League, as you're up against the biggest teams.

There's never been a southpaw fighter to make it five rounds with me. These are championship fights, and most of them can't even make it out of the normal rounds. Fought Chael Sonnen, TKOed him in round one. Fought Vitor Belfort. He made it to round four when I ended up submitting him.

We pretty much have barnburners with every team. There's always new teams, there's always great teams, and you always want to be in the ring with the best.

When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league - Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle.

Premier League is not an easy league; it's one of the best.

My father has played at Celtic before. He has told me it is really intense, and it is good to grow as a footballer by playing for this club.

I've wrestled some of the strongest, most athletic guys this business has ever seen. Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Mark Henry, Kane. These guys are phenomenal, phenomenal athletes and powerhouses.

The Manchester City game is what the Premier League is all about. You have to thrive on those big occasions.

The Champions League is a very special one, as everyone switches one gear up.

The Premier League is a different kind of league, in terms of physical play.

In France, sometimes, you have some players or coaches say, 'If we go there, and we come back with one point, it's okay.' Here? No chance of this! Everybody wants to win. I think every team is playing to win matches, so the game is hard and fast, intensive. I really like the Bundesliga for that.

I was just want to get some good fights and as many as possible.

Football is more disputed in England than it is in Italy. Every match is a very hard match because the referee doesn't blow his whistle as much as in Italy, and every team plays against each other like it is a final. I enjoy it more in England because you have to think quicker. The pace of the game is faster, so you don't have much time to think.

I played in Germany which is quite a physical league.

The Champions League is a really tough tournament, and every single game is really special and difficult.

I had some great matches with 'Macho Man,' but the one at Halloween Havoc in 1997 was intense, and Havoc was the perfect venue for a Last Man Standing Match.

The Varzea is kind of like street basketball in America or like the semi-professional football leagues in Europe. The pitches are all dirt, and you're playing against the marmanjo - the 'hard men.' It's known for being extremely physical.