"I lost a lot of money with sponsors."
"We don't have any kind of sponsors. The players invest themselves. They need money. They need resources... That's why, in sports and teams, they have sponsors - in soccer, in the NFL. Everyone has sponsors who invest and help to pay daily expenses."
"I'm a proper man."
"The one thing the fans wanted to see is me getting the title shot."
"I don't like this little word 'if.' If we start adding 'if, if, if,' that means I wouldn't conquer anything completely."
"The sweet feeling is knowing that nobody gave me anything for free."
"I have the most loyal fans that have been with me since I was 19 years old, when I was just a young guy becoming a world champion."
"I'm very proud to tell you guys I have been accepted into Stanford University, one of the main institutions of learning and research in the world."
"I learned that education and sport are the bedrock for any person, but education comes first, no doubt about it."
"It's never late to go after your dreams. All it takes is believing and hard work."
"Let me fight Jon Jones. I need that rematch."
"Legacy is not what I did for myself. It's what I'm doing for the next generation."
"I'm not retiring, because when you retire, you're still getting paid. I'm not getting paid, so I'm not retiring."
"The worst thing in life is not to die but to live with bitterness."
"People don't know what pain is until they suffer."
"In the natural life, we eat, we drink water, we give birth, we pay taxes. In the spiritual life, we can only reach it by faith."
"I'll focus on my training, no matter who I fight."
"My body is not the same anymore for training. It's too much pain. I did more than 14 surgeries. I left everything in the Octagon."
"I thank God every day."
"I believe the reason why I fight in Brazil is because I sell a lot in Brazil."
"I'm just trying to be fair with everybody and also with myself."
"Life is about seasons, and I think you got to know the seasons."
"Sometimes I flashback and say, 'Wow I'm still doing this. Wow, it's crazy.' And I'm very thankful, but I think my body needs a rest."
"You're going to have to swallow Vitor Belfort. I'm going to reinvent myself and come back different every time."
"That's how I live my life, with belief. I am a winner."
