Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by Jose Aldo - Page 2

Some fighters have a great punch; others don't.

I've fought in front of thousands of people and never responded to the crowd. I got there, did my job, and left.

No matter what happens, I will always be the champion.

As long as I fight for myself, I will stay champion.

We have to talk a little trash to sell fights, talk more, because we know we will profit more from that. It's important.

I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.

I always did promotion for my fights.

Everyone should go up there and fight. Go up there and go through opponents and earn their opportunity to fight for the title, not talk their way into the title.

I watch my diet and I eat right, but I am not on a strict diet.

I love sports - I am a die-hard fan of soccer, and I am always at Maracana Stadium in Rio watching Flamengo play. I am also a big fan of basketball; I stay up at night to watch Lebron James play whenever I can.

It doesn't matter who's competing in my division. I don't worry about it.

I don't cut weight, so it's no problem for me to fight at lightweight.

Nobody stays young forever.

I was a fan of jujitsu, so that pretty much got me started in fighting. I won a lot of local competitions when I was young and eventually won a ticket to go compete in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio, I struggled a lot in the beginning, living in the gym and not having much to eat, but eventually I joined the Nova Uniao Team and really improved my skills.

I don't want to fight until I'm 40. I don't even know if I'll get to 35.

Every time I'm in there, that's the best Aldo possible.

I always want more. I will always want to earn more.

I was always the champion and will always be as long as I'm in the featherweight division.

I want a superfight. That's my biggest wish. I want to test myself in different divisions.

Interim belt is made for media and fans, not for me.

Pressure is nothing. It's part of the job.

Cub Swanson was the first to talk a lot on fight week in the WEC, and I got there and ran through him.

I like to watch women's MMA more than men fighting because they always do their best and fight hard.

Featherweight division is one of the most complicated and tough classes in UFC.

What I want is to leave this sport as champion. I want to be the only featherweight champion. That's when I'll leave the sport.

Aldo is one guy. Barao is another one. We're friends, we're teammates, but it's a fight. Each one will defend his name.

I'm the king of Dublin.

The UFC makes 80, and athletes make 20. That's what happens. That's the real story.

We get paid way less than we deserve. We deliver shows and deserve to get paid more. We practically pay to do this. You deserve to get better paid if you sell the fight.

Every time I step in the Octagon, I always try to finish.

I've been in many wars already.

The athlete is not treated like he deserves. We deserve better. I'm not speaking only about the UFC, but about the media as well. The fans treat us really well.

My next fight is always the most important fight, so regardless if I'm fighting for the title or not, I always have to go in there and give everything that I've got.

I lived in a favela.

I focus on myself, and I train for myself.

I think the legacy Ronda leaves behind is that she changed women's MMA.

I want the undisputed belt.

I've never had any fear in my entire career.

Each person has a way to promote their fight. Each person has a way to try to create opportunity in their career.

You have to be good wherever the fight goes, and that's how I try to be.

I don't care if people boo me or talk trash to me. I can't understand what they're saying anyways.

Keep training harder and always challenge yourself.

Train hard and try new things; everything you do outside of the cage counts as experience inside the cage.

Never stop believing you can fulfill your dreams.

I forgive everyone. There's no reason to hold anything against someone. Revenge is over with.