I used to love martial arts movies starring Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme. In one of Van Damme's movies, he would break a pine tree. I would kick banana trees because I used to live on a farm.… — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
When I come to the United States, I came here illegally. I didn't know I was going to be a fighter. I just thought I was going to work landscaping for, I don't know, three, four years, then go back… — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
If they call me to fight Jon Jones, I'm ready to fight anyone in the UFC. — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
I grew up watching 'Vale Tudo' and Marco Ruas. I fight imagining the bouts from a past generation, when everything was legal. — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
I don't have anything against Jon Jones. We are fighters and we do whatever we want with our lives. — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
I just want to prove to myself and to the fans that I deserve to be in the UFC. — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
I beat Ryan Bader, and that beautiful knockout got me a shot at the title. That's the kind of thing that puts you close… — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
The guys I lost to always challenged the title, because they were, like, title eliminators. I lost to Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson and… — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
In the UFC, it's about names. Every fight is hard, and everybody knows all the disciplines. Some might know more than others. — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
I'm not fighting for the money. Of course, money is good, but if I don't feel like going to the gym anymore, I can… — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
It's important to have the right strategy. I can't commit to things or fight like I used to. I can't just bang it out.… — Glover Teixeira Copy Share Image
