Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Stipe Miocic - Page 2

I've wrestled my whole life, and when I got done with college, I went back to school to become a firefighter. I liked MMA, but I didn't really know if I wanted to get punched in the face!

Honestly, I don't talk; I just like to fight. I'm not a good talker.

Werdum's the champ for a reason. He's good at jiu jitsu; like he says, he's gotten better on his feet.

I'm just a normal dude.

Music-wise, I like anything with a beat to it. With walkout songs, I pick something to keep me going and to rile me up.

I like winning, so every time I win, it's a better feeling every time.

What makes me so confident is my coaches, my team: they are the best in the world, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here.

I love watching 'Orange Is the New Black,' and I play video games, like 'Call of Duty.'

I'm the world champ! I'm the world champ!

The Hendricks/Lawler fights, those were just epic. Both were non-stop. I couldn't stop watching, and it was hard to look away. I watch those as a fan, and to see two guys fighting like that for 25 minutes is crazy.

When you train as hard as we do, bad things happen sometimes. It's just part of the sport.

I love what I do, both aspects - fighting and being a firefighter and paramedic.

You're always nervous before a fight.

During a night shift, I'll work out twice during the day. If I have to work during the day, I usually have guys at the station who will work out with me. Then at night, I'll go train.

I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak.

It's amazing to come here. I'm so happy that UFC is finally here. We've been starving for it in Cleveland.

I practice going backward all the time.

Cleveland's a great city. I love the city. The people here are awesome. They're loyal and hard-working, and they're loyal to our sports scene, and things are changing here.

I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. No one ever thought I'd be the champ, and look where I'm at now.

I'm not going to throw haymakers the whole fight; I'll gas out.

People don't want to give me credit, which is fine.

The sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans, and at UFC 189, watching the Irish fans screaming 'Ole Ole Ole' was pretty amazing.

It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight.

DC is good all round. He pushes the pace, makes you think what you're doing, makes you uncomfortable.

Every fight's like that. You try to break the guy's will.

People have always worn Cleveland shirts and supported Cleveland no matter how bad the teams were or how close we were. It didn't matter. That's really all about the city. We're just hardworking people that love the city and don't care how the teams do.

I wouldn't want my corner throwing in the towel no matter what. I wouldn't want my corner to do that.

I want you to tell me how bad I suck and how I'm going to get knocked out and how I've been lucky my whole career. That's fine. All day.

It's up to the UFC. Whoever they put in front of me, I'll fight.

MMA was like wrestling; I love competition.

Cleveland, we've got a champion, baby!

One guy might be ranked higher, but it doesn't mean anything. Where these fights go, lots of things can happen.

I'm from Cleveland. I love this place. I'm never going to leave.

I love fighting. I love what I do.

I lived with my mom my whole life; her work ethic was ridiculous, and it hasn't changed.

I think any fight you get into, you've got to shine and show that you deserve to be up there.

It's nice to see different places and different parts of the world. It's pretty cool, though I hate flying!

I love Cleveland; I'll always want to fight there. But there's a lot going on in New York. I'd like to go somewhere I'm not known as well.