I'm pretty careful not to make friends with other guys who fight at 205. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I'm someone who needs goals and direction, and fighting provided that for me. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
During a fight with Anderson Silva, I slipped on an imaginary banana peel. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
The UFC actually does a lot of charity stuff, but they don't talk about it that much. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Anyone can get beaten in mixed martial arts. It's the nature of the sport. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
My philosophy on getting knocked out is that it renders you unconscious and numb, so why worry about it. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
My fitness philosophy is very different from the UFC fighter fitness philosophy. Mine is to work out in a way that you… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I like to make people quit. Whether it's because I'm striking them or submitting them, I just want to make them quit.… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
The biggest thing I learned is that when Dana says retire, you should retire. Otherwise, you will blow your knee out before… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Some guys are real noble guys, like Rich Franklin or Randy Couture. These guys are just really good people who happen to… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
If you look at UFC champions: BJ Penn - terrifying! GSP - terrifying! Anderson Silva - terrifying! But I'm not terrifying. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I thought wrestling was the stuff where people jumped off ropes. So that was my experience with wrestling. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Mental toughness must be developed before you start fighting because you don't want to be that guy who quits in the ring. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
It was weird, I saw the Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei fight, I thought, if I don't have another of those in me,… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
You have to move on with your life at some point. You don't quit fighting, fighting quits you at some point. It's… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
There are two things I want to be able to know when I walk into a fight, or with anything in life.… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Nobody goes, 'I'm a top 10 fighter. Well, maybe Top 15. I can beat a lot of guys'... Nobody ever says that.… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
In the grand scheme of things, fighting people in the cage is not that big of a deal, I know. It's not… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I feel bad for guys in other sports that never work a job. Think about it, most MMA fighters have had to… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I just love fighting. I know I'm not the best, but I'm still pretty good, there's a lot of people I can… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I am not the super-submission guy, I am not the one-punch KO guy, so I am not the most feared guy in… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
If you look at UFC champions: BJ Penn - terrifying! GSP - terrifying! Anderson Silva - terrifying! But I'm not terrifying. I… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
It’s one of those things where when you’re training and fighting, you can’t worry about your bills, your mortgage, did you get… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I am not a super-talented guy, I'm just a dude who will fight you tooth and nail. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Thiago Santos is a guy who can take your belt from you with one punch. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I hate when someone gets the better of me. A Division 1 wrestler comes in and takes me down and I get frustrated. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Look what happened when I fought Anderson Silva. It can't possibly get worse than that. I've already seen the bottom and it… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I found being a coach in 'The Ultimate Fighter' series hard because I had to care about others. I don't feel a… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
Gay, straight, whatever - none of that actually matters when you're fighting someone. Not what you have in your bank account, what… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share Image
I've framed houses, worked on an asphalt crew, I was a cop, a lifeguard. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
The only thing that gives my mom pleasure in life is buying stuff off QVC, and I'm gonna pay those bills. I paid my… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
It was weird, I saw the Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei fight, I thought, if I don't have another of those in me, there's no… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
Mental toughness must be developed before you start fighting because you don't want to be that guy who quits in the ring. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
In order to keep up with the rapid evolution of the sport, you've got to keep an open mind. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
Winning the belt is one thing. But you're not really a champion until you defend it. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
It's long been a problem. But I'm not just talking about the UFC - I mean homophobia in sports in general and athletes sometimes… — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
I get to work out for my job and punch people and wrassle, that's a pretty cool job. — Forrest Griffin Copy Share
