I believe that every fight we've had is a big fight, and every fight we've had is a fight where I've learned a lot of things in the ring, I learn about myself, and it's sort of pushed me to know where I can go.
For me, I feel like every time I go out there, I have to prove something, because whether it's fans or the fighters I'm going to fight potentially or am scheduled to fight, there's always an excuse of why I won.
I felt like I always had to fight to prove my worth.
Guys are more apt to test me than they are to test a Charles Barkley. I think I have to go out and prove myself all the time, and that's fine, because I've had to prove myself my whole life.
I've always had that chip on my shoulder, felt the need to prove myself.
During those years with the Iron Maidens, I felt I had to be great and really prove myself at every single show.
I always felt in my life I had something to prove. To myself, and to anyone who ever said I wouldn't amount to anything.
My whole life, I've felt like I've always had to prove myself. It's never been easy, as easy as others who are in my position have had it.
I went to WWE to prove something. I had to go through Steve Austin, the Undertaker, Edge; I had to go through all of those guys to prove myself.
I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.
I have nerves before every fight - it doesn't matter who I'm fighting - and every fight is your biggest fight, so I've always got to check myself.
I feel like I always have to prove myself every single time I step out.
I always ask myself, what do I need to prove? I won the fight.
I never felt I had to prove myself with anything.
I was just so rambunctious as a little kid. It started because I hung out with my older brothers and their friends. I always had to fight to prove I was tough.
I just look back on my season [2004] as a year where I've had to prove myself. I've had to fight all the way through to the end.