When Scott Coker first mentioned to me that Ken Shamrock wanted to fight I said, 'Thank you.' I played a little hard… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
In a street fight there is no time-limit, no weight division, you don't choose your opponent. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
I've trained boxing in the past to learn the distance, trained wrestling to understand how he would take me down, but I… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
You have to work on your stand-up to know what's coming, but jiu-jitsu is enough to win the fight. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
Like when I fought Akebono - six foot eight, 490 pounds. Before the fight, everyone's like 'Man, you're crazy. You're out of… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
That's good when the guy has confidence. It's not bad. I want to fight someone who thinks like that. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
I get stopped at the airports by just everyday people that are not even fans of the MMA and they say how… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
My second fight at UFC 1, I fought Ken Shamrock. In the fight I choked him. As soon as he tapped, I… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
The main thing is strategy. It's not just come in and duke it out and fight. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
My Jiu Jitsu is with the gi. It's the real style of Jiu Jitsu, it's with the gi and I fight MMA. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
In a street fight situation, there's no weight division, there's no time limits. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
Martial arts in general were not made for a tournament, for points system. Martial arts were made to defend yourself in the… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
If you trained jiu-jitsu his whole life, why would you trade punches on fight night against a striker? — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
I like guys who know how to implement a strategy. The ones who make a fight look easy. But there's no easy… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
That's why I like Demian Maia and Fabricio Werdum. Demian will take you down and do his game. Werdum learned the stand-up to know… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
Mike Tyson is a good boxer, but he is not the best fighter. I am the best fighter. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
People that don’t know and hear about it, they start to think that all the people that do jiu-jitsu smokes pot, is a drug… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
I'm happy and satisfied with my accomplishments. I sleep well at night. — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
When Scott Coker first mentioned to me that Ken Shamrock wanted to fight I said, 'Thank you.' I played a little hard to get,… — Royce Gracie Copy Share Image
