Top 109 Quotes & Sayings by Chuck Liddell - Page 2

It's one of those things: I'm never gonna get over not fighting, I don't think, but I'm content with my decision to retire.

That's one of the reasons I retired. To stick around, the way I was fighting, I would have to start playing it safe. I went out on my shield. That's the way I liked it. I fought that way my whole career. I don't want to bore people my last three or four fights.

I drove motorcycles through college. I didn't have the money to buy a car.

As far as losing fights, that's part of the sport.

I'm competitive at everything.

I've got a family, and I get to enjoy my family, and I get to do different things, trying the movie thing a little bit.

Several nutrition companies have approached me over the years to endorse a number of different products. Some worked; some didn't - so I decided to create my own brand.

I don't change my style for anybody.

Everybody doesn't want to hurt to lower guys from getting paid, but it comes down to, it's a performance-based business. You get good, you win, then you get paid.

It's hard for an athlete to quit what he's done his whole life.

'Dancing with the Stars' was hard work. It was interesting and fun, too, but it was hard work.

My first contract I was offered by the UFC, or my second contract, it was 1-and-1, 2-and-2, 3-and-3. That's $12,000 for the year. Don't complain to me about fighter pay. It was $12,000 for a year, and it was exclusive.

I don't like being bad at anything.

People got to understand, the fighters at the top are the fighters that are supposed to get paid because they're the guys that are bringing people in, bringing eyes to the TV, getting pay-per-views buys, and putting people in the seats. I mean, that's what it comes down to.

We have come a long way from the first season of 'The Ultimate Fighter.'

I thought I could beat anyone in the world.

When I throw the hook, I think of my arm as a whip with a rock attached to the end.

I drove the Ford Ranger until probably five years after college, till about 2001, when I was almost 30.

With the fights I have lost, I always want another shot and think that I can beat them.

I don't think the itch to fight has ever left me, ever. I mean, I got paid to do what I love for a living, and I got paid very well to do it. So that's going to always be there. That's always going to be like, 'Man, I wouldn't mind getting out there again.'

I like aggressive fighters who will come after me.

Everyone is on a fair playing field. It's safer for athletes, it's safer for the fighters - it's just a safer thing for fighters. So I think the USADA thing is good.

I tell the guys all the time, 'if you have a good puncher, all the way in or all the way out.' Don't stay there and box.

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

Having 'The Ultimate Fighter' was the thing that did it for us, live fighting on TV. That's what we had to do, was get a live fight on TV. It couldn't have worked out better.

Jon Jones is a great fighter.

I think people liked the way I fight.

Everyone says I drive like my grandfather, but that's not always a good thing because he didn't always watch the road because he'd talk to you and look at you. He was a deputy sheriff, a cop, for a long time. So he was always looking around, checking out other things, other than what's directly in front of him.

I have one way of fighting: I'm going to come after you, put hands on you, and knock you out.

I've always said that when I retire, I'll decide in the training room and not after a fight.

I put myself through college.

I tried in my career to be really good to fans.

Anderson Silva is a tough guy, man. He's dangerous. He's got heavy hands, and he's not afraid to throw them. He's a dangerous opponent for anyone.

A lot of people are blowing Shogun's fight with Mark Coleman out of proportion. He was coming off an injury, and he gassed early on in his first fight back.

You can't pick and choose who's going to win or who's gonna mess up.

I think the reasons I retired stay the same. I don't want to change my style. I can't take a punch like I used to for whatever reason. I've heard all sorts of theories as to why that would happen, but I can't do it.

I have had people that I was doing some promotion stuff with go, 'You know, we had an idea. We should have, like, a legends fight.' It's always that. That conversation always comes up when we're talking about doing some promotion for a company or helping them promote their league.

My style of fighting is to go down and trying to finish the guy and trying to end fights, not laying up because I'm winning the fight, just keep going after it.

Some guys are gym fighters, some guys are better in the ring.

I've been on a lot of shows that I like, doing guest appearances and little things. I'm just trying to have fun with being retired.

You just have to realize that Jet Li is a movie star. He's great at what he does, but if he stepped into our world he wouldn't last long.

When someone is fearless, when pain isn't a factor, it's impossible to break his spirit.

I don't try to knock 'em out, I just know I will

Train hard, get good coaching and don't forget that its mixed martial arts. Don't get tied into one style of fighting and focus on multiple disciplines.

The evolution of the sport is so fast, if you slow down for a second, you're past.

I've never found that getting physical is ever the best response in a bar. You just have to make sure you keep your distance, and if it gets to a point where it gets aggressive then the best thing to do is go get a bouncer and get the situation resolved intelligently.

I'll fight somebody in my backyard for free, just to see if I'm better than him.

A fighter with heart will almost always win out against a fighter with skill but no will.

I'll always try to go the safest route, but once someone strikes you or puts their hands on you then it's on, at least for me.