Respect for Opponent Quotes

I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

George Bush says what John Kerry did was noble. Yet he sees him being savaged by his own supporters.

Amir Khan is a great fighter, I have a lot of respect for him.

I have a lot of respect for Messi and for everything that he has achieved. He is very humble. But it's crucial to show authority when we meet on the pitch and show him who's boss.

Martial arts is like dance. It's so beautiful and what I love about the martial arts mostly is that what it basically says is you take their energy and you redirect it. Then if you need to, use it on them. That whole thing about redirecting energy I love.

I remember the first time I fought somebody with a name and that was Tito Ortiz. I didn't start fighting until like the second round because I was like, 'Oh my God, that's Tito Ortiz. That's Tito Ortiz from TV. Look how big his head is, damn.'

I believe I can beat Anderson Silva, and I believe that the skills that I have is something he'd have hard time dealing with, but to compete against the guy, first and foremost, would be an honor in and of itself.

I always played my best when I respected my opponent and was a little scared of them because they could beat me. Every game I played in college, that was the case.

I have a healthy respect. The fact that I get ready for each opponent shows my respect.

I am the world's most appalling martial artist. I am so bad. I've studied jujitsu, kickboxing, t'ai chi. Once, I was sparring with someone, made a mistake, and managed to knock them down. I was so shocked that I dropped to my knees to see if they were all right, and then they knocked me out cold. From the floor.

I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble.

Where's the pleasure in bein' the winner if the loser ain't alive to know they've lost?

I had never fought a guy before that I had put on a pedestal the way I did with Carlos Condit. I've got his walkout shirt. He's a former champion. I'm a huge fan. I doubted myself a lot of times.

Sometimes you've just got to hold your hands up and say you've been beaten by a quality free-kick.