Top 112 Quotes & Sayings by Alexander Gustafsson

If I wasn't into MMA, I would definitely love to get into motocross. That is a much tougher sport.

I can eat almost anything and still keep weight as long as I'm training hard.

Vests are for more than just function - they are fashion.

If it was up to me, I wouldn't lose at all, but when it happens, that's when you have to show your real strength.

I'm just a dog person. I love my dogs.

One day you are on the top, the other day you're on the bottom. That's how it works.

It is difficult, but you need to be honest with yourself as an athlete, and have a team telling you the right things, being honest with you.

As a 6'5' guy, the suit fit is extremely important. Getting a suit made for my body means it will fit in all the right places. For me, I look for a suit that fits well in the arms and shoulders and allows me to move... after all, I'm a fighter, so it needs to give me room to breathe.

I love the sport. I don't have to work. It's a kind of work we're doing, but if you can do what you love every day, that means something.

Everybody in Sweden knows MMA now. It's mainstream.

I want to be the champion one day, but I don't want to get ahead of myself.

Luke Rockhold would be a good payday.

I like to step into the Octagon and just show what I'm made of.

I will continue as long as I know I have the potential to be the best.

I'm not one to trash talk my opponents. If the talk is on, then let's go, I'll say the truth - nothing more or less. But it doesn't affect me in my competition.

DC is smart and he's a big inspiration for me. Thirty-nine years old and two belts. I can't really trash the guy and I can't really have beef with him.

I've never been a talker. I've never been a good salesman when it comes to selling fights.

I'd like to be remembered as the greatest ever.

I do not want to be a fighter that people should beat to get a title fight.

I'm an athlete, so giving a suit a casual look is important to me. Sometimes I wear sneakers with my suit or I will wear a blazer, tie and collared shirt with jeans.

I've got my speed, my precision. I have tools. I'm going to use them.

I'm not satisfied with being ranked second and third.

That feeling of getting your hand raised. It's hard to explain with words, you have to do it to understand the feeling of a 'W.' That's what drives me.

I want to beat DC. I want to avenge my loss.

I often eat a lot of food when I eat and I eat maybe three or four times a day. I eat a good breakfast I have a protein shake or something between breakfast and my workout. After working out I have a shake and then eat lunch.

Every fight is a learning experience, whether it's a win or a loss.

I think motocross is a much more dangerous sport than what we do. These guys are flying through the air at high speeds rising their lives. What we do in the octagon is not even close to what these guys do on the course.

DC is a big boy, as tall as he is wide.

I thought I was ready for a title shot after I beat Shogun.

I do not want to be in fights where people see me as an obstacle on the road. I want to be the man challenging.

Yes, I think I have talent.

I try to always eat something good like protein pre-workout.

It feels like my life is much more than fighting in the Octagon.

Things change very quickly. You have to be prepared and ready and on your toes at all times.

I didn't and still don't watch sport all that often, but I did see all the Pride fights back in the day, which is when I first saw MMA and I felt that's something I really want to do.

I do not want to be a journeyman.

It's everyone's goal to be a champion and I'm no different.

There are so many things that could happen and will happen that are out of my control.

We used to see spectacular things with Jon Jones when he fights.

When you fight in the UFC and train with the guys that I train with, you learn that there is always still a lot of work to do.

I know I have the potential to beat DC.

I'm such a self-critic, that I find it hard to give myself credit for something.

I know I can beat Jon Jones.

I've always seen myself as a big light heavyweight fighter, I have a big frame and walk around quite heavy. So I've always had to cut around 33 lbs to make weight.

I'm done thinking about, 'I have to go up to be a title contender, I have to stress.'

I wouldn't duck anyone. I'll fight anyone.

That's what the sport is all about - stay busy and don't forget to have fun while doing it.

It's not always about reach, it's about footwork, it's being fast, in and out, stuff like that.

I've been learning a lot in my years, it's not just the fight itself, its a lot mentally fighting each other, that's something I learned later days. I realize now it's very important.

I try to understand the sport more and more as I develop, and I try to be a better fighter overall and work on everything, not just every aspect, I try to combine it too. I work on it every day, and I try to be a better fighter in every practice.

I'm not a trash talker, that's not my thing. But if someone asks me, I'm going to say what I feel and what I think.

The main thing I learned in San Diego was I can't do this and compete with the best guys in the world if I'm just doing MMA as a hobby. It has to be my job.

I learned I can't not be at full strength and fight.

I'm going to show everyone my real potential and I know I have the potential to be the best in the world.

A win is a win, but a decision for me is not an option any more.

I'm a pretty big guy so heavyweight for me it comes very naturally.

I tend to keep my suit look casual but I like a good pocket square. It can change the look of any suit and give it an 'old school' feel. My preference is to make the square unique - different from the tie and suit color, so it really pops.

For an elite athlete the fans are everything.

As a person, I learned that I could push myself.

It's a fun thing to do. Everyone thinks it's fun to shoot.