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Wrestling Quotes by Carlos Condit

50 Wrestling quotes by Carlos Condit

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Carlos Condit describes training with paper clips, bubble gum, and tape, making do with anything. He says his body shouts ‘No’ before a bout, yet he still walks into the arena. He loves the gritty wars in the cage, calling them the moments he lives for.

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I'm well-rounded.

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A guy like Tyron Woodley, he hits like a truck. I know personally.

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I want whoever has the title in a couple of months.

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Avenging a loss to GSP, it's definitely on my radar.

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I want to be that No. 1 guy in the WEC and UFC.

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The more dangerous my opponent is, the better I fight.

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Georges is very good at what he does, but a lot of his fights aren't really very exciting.

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I do think that maybe, sometimes, I get overlooked. I think it's maybe because I don't present the average image of an…

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I love MMA. I will be involved in some capacity, or in various capacities within the sport, after my fighting career is…

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I am gradually building my career fighting tougher and tougher opponents.

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I think I wanted to fight, I'll probably want to fight until the day I'm dead.

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When I fought GSP and knocked him down I got really excited and punched myself out.

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I like to keep things exciting. Every minute of the fight, I'm trying to finish my opponent.

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I'm not satisfied until I fight and beat the champion and I'm the undisputed welterweight champion. That's when I'll be satisfied.

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There are players associations in all the other major sports. If the UFC is going to continue to grow and be legitimate,…

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I think Johny Hendricks has a puncher's chance. He's obviously a big puncher. He's got the power to make it a short…

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I've always been a big fan of Georges. I've admired his style and kind of the way he carries himself, and I'm…

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I don't think I need the rematch. I won the fight; I think I'd win a rematch. But the thing about it…

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Fighting is an important part of my life, but it's only one part of my life. The last thing I want to…

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It's something I advise young fighters: Get it while the getting's good. Take care of yourself financially. Be smart and save your…

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I want to become undisputed UFC welterweight champion. I've been so close a couple of times, but I don't want to leave…

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Before these fights, everything in your body freaks out like it's saying, 'No... don't do this,' but you still make that walk…

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The difference is that the money I make from Reebok is per fight, meaning I have to fight to get that money.…

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This fight is something I've been working towards for 10, 12 or 15 years, since I first started competing, not even competing,…

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Before the fight I don't like to talk a lot of crap about my opponents, it's nothing personal, when it comes to…

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You know that when you fight a guy like Georges, there are going to be a lot of demands on your time…

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If you can use the takedown to control the fight, then that can be scored as octagon control. However, if you're taking…

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Even when I a kid, a lot of my wrestling practices were agility. My best seasons were the seasons when we would…

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My best friend from up the street, another really tough kid, we'd box every day after school, starting around 6th or 7th…

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I'm just a regular guy, and I think sometimes the persona of an MMA fighter are these superstars who are larger-than life-characters.…

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I've had a long career with a lot of fights, and I've taken a lot of punishment.

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While I'm in training camp, I don't do a whole lot of live wrestling, because I feel like that's where most of…

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I've got nothing but respect for the guys I compete against, but in the cage it's a different story.

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I want to avenge my losses. I want to avenge as many losses as I can.

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Georges is very good at what he does. He's got great wrestling. He's got some very, very quick, effective strikes.

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Georges is a guy I've looked up to since I was a kid, before the UFC.

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I've had the interim belt before and that little interim specification bothers me.

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Fights like that, when I have been in those really gritty wars, that's what I live for. I love that stuff.

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When I have that sinking feeling in my stomach before a fight and I have that dread that I'm going to step…

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Magny is a tough test. Magny is well-rounded, has great endurance. He's got great boxing and great reach, but he doesn't have…

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I've loved being involved in the sport at the time that I have, and I've gotten to do what I love for a living…

Getting through these camps, sometimes you're held together with paper clips and bubble gum and tape. You just kind of get in there and…

If you are competing at a high level, you have to accept that there are going to be ups and downs, because that is…

Before these fights, everything in your body freaks out like it's saying, 'No... don't do this,' but you still make that walk and do…

My best friend from up the street, another really tough kid, we'd box every day after school, starting around 6th or 7th grade. We…

Dwelling too much on the past, other than to learn specific things is counterproductive for me.

I try to inflict as much damage as possible, at all costs.

I was supposed to fight Paul Daley a while back. I got staph infection in my hand and had to pull out of the…

I think I outperformed my actual abilities a lot by just rising to the occasion, and that's kind of what I think I thrived…

Fitch isn't as much of a finisher as Thiago Alves, he's more about grinding his opponent into the ground - literally. With my jiu-jitsu,…

I feel like I just have the ability to threaten from any position, whether we're standing or the fight is on the ground.

This career affords me the opportunity to accumulate money, power and respect.

I have to focus on what I have control over.

The object is to hit the other guy and not get hit. I think the least amount of damage you can take is the…

Fights like that, when I have been in those really gritty wars, that's what I live for. I love that stuff.