Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Demian Maia - Page 2

People learn. If you market somebody, let's say GSP, a lot of people were saying he was doing boring fights because he was taking the guys down and controlling them, but he was winning, and he was the guy who selling the most.

I know my jiu-jitsu is good enough to beat the best guys in the world.

A lot of people love what I do and a lot of people don't like or hate my style, so it's external - I really don't care about that. I'm happy with the people that appreciate it, but I'm not unhappy with the people that don't like it.

My jiu-jitsu is very good, and anytime I'm able to show what my coaches and my team are capable of doing, I really enjoy it.

It's obvious that I want to reach Cerrone's win record, I know that's important for my career. Those milestones last forever, even if someone passes you later, they are forever.

My loss to Marquardt was just one of those things. I made a mistake and got caught. I think I had a lot more to offer in that fight, but he caught me before I had a chance to show it.

My wife never comes to watch me fight, she gets too nervous, so do my family. They will only watch it on the television after they know the outcome.

You can't compare my background to the Gracies', not only in technique, but in terms of business and marketing.

I felt when I was hitting guys or going for a takedown at 185, sometimes it was like hitting a wall.

I cannot forget my roots. That's what helps me win fights.

I'm a name that can be as a co-main event or a main event and people want to see.

I need to improve my striking and my wrestling, but I always be best at jiu-jitsu.

I've been in this position before when you never lose, when your record is clear, people are avoiding you.

I know you can't lose concentration when you get in range, otherwise you'll get caught with something.

I think I've already won the most important titles in Brazilian jujitsu and grappling.

I think in the long term, you make money with focusing on the sport.

Grappling is my style.

Everybody has their own opinions and you cannot please everybody. I'm never going to try to do that - to please everybody - because there is always somebody who will say they don't like it.

That was my dream since I was a kid, since I first saw a vale tudo event in my hometown of Sao Paulo. I wanted to compete.

Any man can be defeated.

Everybody that I fight always avoids jiu-jitsu.

In the 1930s, in boxing, to be the heavyweight champion of the world was really, really big, people wanted to see the toughest guys. But what I've figured out now, in the '50s, '60s, boxing started to become more entertainment than sport.

MMA is pretty tough on your mind because it's a sport that's not just about winning. You really want to win bad, but it's tough when you lose. You get beaten. And it really messes with your ego, because nobody wants to get beaten by other people physically. It's not just a game. You get beaten physically.

I always try to improve my stand-up game, it's very important for me.

I don't like to have a strategy going into a fight. If he has a good right hand or a good kick or good submissions then I'll try to avoid that, but I like to be in a fight and I like to go into the fight. Even in jiu-jitsu I didn't think of pulling this guy into guard or take him down because I like to go into the fight and see what happens.

Anytime a guy asks to compete against you, they usually think they have the advantage.

Chael is a pretty tough and strategic opponent and very hard to put down.

When you fight MMA, there are so many things involved, so many techniques, that you just can't do everything or you'll over-train.

There are lots of jiu-jitsu fighters who finish fights and have good MMA jiu-jitsu, but I think I've applied techniques which I can teach other people.

Fights are all about styles and matchups.

I always try and use my jiujitsu to win fights. That's my favorite method of securing victory.

I'm a very competitive type, so I want to win the fight first of everything.

I had good teachers and I loved to compete in jiu-jitsu. I was doing good, a world champ, but I always knew I wanted to fight.

When I got into UFC, it was an unbelievable feeling. When I got inside the cage, 'Big' John McCarthy - a guy who I was watching back when Royce Gracie was fighting - was the referee. I was able to earn a quick submission win. It was perfect.

Jiu-jitsu is very 'democratic,' it does not matter how you are physically - it is all about your mind, and a lot of technique.

MMA's not like a game like basketball, for example, that if you're winning by 30, 40 points and there's just five minutes left, you can do whatever you want because the guy isn't going to beat you. In MMA, you can get beaten in the last minute of the fight, or the last second of the fight, so sometimes you've got to be safe.

I'm sure about my style. I always go to fight. I always go to be aggressive.

The difference between me and other black belts is that I truly believe that jujitsu can be used in all aspects of MMA, because it was created to do that. If you train hard, it will work.

I would never say 'Demian Maia jiu-jitsu.' I created lots of things that became known, but it's all Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Striking isn't just about kicking and punching. It's far more complex than that. It's also about timing and range.

Fighting for me is a chess game. I'm not angry with my opponent. I just want to go in there and win.

You have to try your best to have peace of mind, and whatever happens you know you did your best