As a COMPETITOR, you WANT to pitch against the elite GUYS and REALLY good guys.

The REASON why I got into mixed martial ARTS is the COMPETITION: I'm a competitor. I wouldn't be doing this for anything ELSE but competition. I WANT to take out the best.

There is always pressure in all matches in the World CUP. This is when you must GO beyond your CAPACITY as a COMPETITOR.

You should LEARN from your COMPETITOR, but NEVER COPY. Copy and you DIE.

My FAMILY and FRIENDS, they KNOW that I'm a really good competitor.

Now here I am almost 52 years OLD, it's really easy. I'm way more at PEACE. But when you're a COMPETITOR, and you're as intent on becoming the BEST in the world as I was, it comes with consequences.

As an ATHLETE, as a competitor, any person WOULD TELL you they're the BEST. I truly BELIEVE that in myself.

Losing! It bothers me a LOT. I'm such a COMPETITOR, and I TAKE EVERYTHING personally.

I remember being in a SITUATION where everybody, as MUCH as they loved seeing Jerry Lawler's gimmick, they loved to hate him. That's one of the things I learned early on, that if you're going to be in a situation where you're taking on a dominant competitor, you have to get to the point where you LOVE to be HATED, if that is what is required.

As a COMPETITOR, as a guy that wants to PLAY, of course, it WOULD be GREAT to go out and play.

You STAY POSITIVE. Any competitor is going to GET ANGRY with themselves and frustrated, and all the emotion comes on.

When you think you've made it, you NEED to keep pushing because the PERSON next to you or your competitor is also GETTING better, and you need to be ABLE to stay ahead.

I had to EXPERIENCE many situations and EMOTIONS to develop, and I'm still striving to become the kind of competitor I WANT to be.

I was ALWAYS SORT of a COMPETITOR.