Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Andrei Arlovski - Page 2

I have only white or black; I don't want the gray. Everything or nothing.

Every fight since I lost in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, every step for me is very important. Every fight becomes harder for me, more important for me than the previous fight.

Freddie Roach is a great boxing coach.

As far as the business of MMA, it's very important to me keep building my own career.

I want to be a champion and I want to be No. 1 in the world again because I know the taste of glory and the taste of being on top of the world.

I spent a lot of time in a boxing gym but I concentrate on everything, wrestling, the Jiu-Jitsu and everything else.

When I left the UFC, it was a good business decision for me at the time, but it's good to be back home with the promotion where I made my name. When I would fight in other organizations, people would be like, 'Oh, the Arlovski, you are UFC fighter, right?' And of course, that's how everyone knows me.

Being the underdog, for me, is not a problem. I kind of like it. But when you were on the top, and then you're not even in the top 10, this is horrible.

When I was a kid, all the walls in my room were papered with posters portraying Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. I think working with Van Damme was a great experiment. It was awesome!

I enjoyed working with Van Damme. He is very original person and actor.

If someone is trying to help me, I'm going to benefit from listening.

When I have free time between fights I might do a movie, because it's a lot of fun.

Nobody wants to talk to losers.

My wife understands it's a business and I'm working for her and our son. But I never worry about it during a training camp because the focus is my opponent and only him.

I used to think nobody can beat me, and then Tim Sylvia beat me twice.

My priorities are my family and my career.

I'm a very blessed man because I have good friends and family that motivate me.

Greg Jackson, he gave me hope you know. He told me listen, you're absolutely not done yet. You have a lot of work to do. If you want to start everything from the beginning, just come to Albuquerque. Come to my clinic. He's a very smart guy and he's a very educated coach, and I enjoy working with him.

Chicago is a great city and I love coming back each and every time and thinking about all the great memories I have made here.

If I try to do something, I try to do the best, and I'm a grown man and I have my vision of life and my personal ambitions.

The bad blood between me and Tim Sylvia, it's over, and that's it.

Maybe that's good for somebody else to hear: 'You're a good fighter.' For me, it's horrible. I want people to say, 'You're a great fighter.' I want them to look at me like I am a champion.

I don't even listen or read some stuff from the Internet.

I've become smarter, more disciplined and more hungry.

If you want to be the best fighter, you have to fight the best fighter.

I am honored to step into the ring with a great fighter like Fres Oquendo.

I definitely want to fight the top guys, everybody who is in front of me, I want to fight them.

I really appreciate Greg Jackson. I'm going to stick with him until I'm done fighting, and that's it.

I asked Strikeforce to release me.

I want Fedor to beat Sylvia.

It's just easy to stay on the couch and say something. Just put your gloves on and step in the octagon with someone.

Filipino fighters are very tough, they have great heart every time they step into a ring or a cage.

Mickey Rourke is a legendary guy. I watched him taking photos with literally everyone who came up to him. He never turned the fans down.

I believe that we will see a lot of great champions come out of the Philippines.

After each fight I go home to my wife and son and I talk to them about what our family should do.

I choose fighting. I change all my life.

I played in couple of movies and tried to do this as good as I could. Someone liked it, the others didn't. I was trying really hard. It's an interesting process, but I can't call it easy. For the professional it can be easy, but I'm not one.

I have fans that stuck by me all the time that motivate me.

I don't just want to be in the Top 10, I want to be in the Top 2 or 3 in the world.