Top 104 Quotes & Sayings by Johny Hendricks - Page 2

Anytime you can be the face of the UFC is so huge, a great honor, and I would do everything I could to keep it that way.

What does being an athlete mean? It means I have to be a little selfish again. I have to put my career sort of ahead of everything else - and I don't like doing that.

I don't know how many times I've went to bed at five, six o'clock in the morning and woke up at 10, running four miles because I wanted to beat GSP that bad.

You only get so many opportunities to fight at the top level and stay at the top level.

I've been very blessed to accomplish everything I've wanted to. Anything I've put my mind to, I've done it.

I still believe in my mind I'm the best welterweight in the world.

The more pressure you can put on me and get me out of my comfort zone, the better I shine.

I'd rather have luck on my side than anything else.

It's great to be able to fight in Dallas, but to be the main event for a fight card in Dallas is an honor in itself.

I see myself as a power puncher, but for some reason, I can never sell myself that I'm one of the elite.

I've been competing my whole life. Who cares about the spotlight?

I'll downplay myself before I compliment myself.

I'm done. I'm retiring. I'm getting out of the MMA world.

Disney World was tough because you do a lot of walking, but it was worth it. To see the smiles on the faces of my kids and the memories that we made makes it all worth it.

Punch me in the face, I'll punch you twice as hard.

Reebok has helped me tremendously with my training.

I want the target on my back. I want everybody to come after me. That's been my goal since I started fighting.

I wanted to be a father, and I wanted to be involved in my children's athletics, school stuff like that.

I get to fight a tough dude like Koscheck, and then a title shot if I win? It's great.

All I care about is getting smarter and better.

Sometimes you do have to make your stand if you really want something.

I never call anyone out because I have too much respect for everyone. It's hard enough just getting in the Octagon. If you call somebody out and you end up losing, it looks worse.

I really believe that God has a purpose for everything that I do.

That desire and drive to keep going are crucial things to have, and time off gave that to me.

It's weird, because realistically, I'm the average person. I got in one fight my whole entire life.

I'm not going to fight unless it's for a belt. Nothing else matters but the belt.

Growing up wrestling, you get injured, and they expect you back on the mat in a couple weeks unless it's really bad.

Everybody's got problems in life. That's the way it is.

God blessed me with a great wife, a great family, and a great coach.

In my fights, it's not if I get hit; it's when I get hit.

What I've done is back off weight training and do more wrestling, cardio - where you're building muscle but not building weightlifting muscle.

Nobody really knows how I fight or what I'm capable of. Nobody has high expectations for me. I get to go out and prove I belong.

It's been nice to spend time with the family. It's been good to spend time with the wife and kids.

The UFC wants to put on shows that the fans want to see, and if the fans want to see you fight someone, that's what's going to happen.

I can't keep fighting and being the No. 1 contender for years.

If I don't get the love of the sport back, it's not about winning or losing to me: it's about having fun. If I can wake up and enjoy what I do, it's gonna show in the octagon.

Every fight, I have to learn something.

I'm not that type of guy that says, 'No, I think I deserve more.'

I know how hard I hit, and so do my fans, and so do everyone else in the UFC.

I don't want to be one of those guys who fights until they're 38, 40 years old. I don't want to put my wife through that, and I don't want to put my kids through that.

Don't be satisfied... always try to strive for more.

I set little goals and as I hit those little goals I know they're moving me forward.

Realistically I know I'm an entertainer. When you're exciting, you're remembered.

The best thing that could've happened to me was that I learned a lot in Vegas, but I didn't know how to implement it. Whenever I came to Texas, all we had was Marc Laimon, jiu-jitsu coach. We didn't have a striking coach. So me and him started to just develop our own game, because he knows nothing about striking. We sat down and we sort of found my style. I think that was the best thing that could've happened to me.