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> [I started fighting in 1999, and was at the top 3 of the division until 2008. It's an entire life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/i-started-fighting-in-1999-and-was-at-the-top-3-of-the-division-until/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

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## More by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

> [I love the training routine but I have to be 100 percent to fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/i-love-the-training-routine-but-i-have-to-be-100-percent-to-fight/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [When I get hurt, I fix it and go back fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/when-i-get-hurt-i-fix-it-and-go-back-fighting/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [Borrachinha' boxes better Vettori. Vettori throws good strikes, he's fast, has rhythm, good heart and good submissions, he fights well in all areas, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/borrachinha-boxes-better-vettori-vettori-throws-good-strikes-he-s/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [If I'm not showing well or I'm not motivated, there is no way I can be fighting anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/if-i-m-not-showing-well-or-i-m-not-motivated-there-is-no-way-i-can-be/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [In five rounds, the guy who is better prepared is going to win the fight, so I like the idea of a five-round fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/in-five-rounds-the-guy-who-is-better-prepared-is-going-to-win-the/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [I started my surgery career early, at 11 years old when I was hit by the truck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/i-started-my-surgery-career-early-at-11-years-old-when-i-was-hit-by/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [You know what, if I had to do it all again, I would do the same things as before. I would meet the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/you-know-what-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-again-i-would-do-the-same-things/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [Guys who are my friends, guys who I visit their homes, I don't feel like fighting those guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/guys-who-are-my-friends-guys-who-i-visit-their-homes-i-don-t-feel/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [I was in a coma for a long time and in and out of the hospital for a year. For sure, when I'm in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/i-was-in-a-coma-for-a-long-time-and-in-and-out-of-the-hospital-for-a/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [Struve has great jiu-jitsu and I must avoid that. But when I'm in his guard, I can't be defensive, I have to go for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/struve-has-great-jiu-jitsu-and-i-must-avoid-that-but-when-i-m-in-his/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [The American fans, they follow the sport very much. They know the news. The know the guys who are coming up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/the-american-fans-they-follow-the-sport-very-much-they-know-the-news/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [Bad fights happen, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/bad-fights-happen-you-know/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [Nobody talked a lot in Japan, but I always had a good relationship with everyone. I always liked to talk with Anderson. He has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/nobody-talked-a-lot-in-japan-but-i-always-had-a-good-relationship/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [Always I try one submission. If it doesn't work, the second one works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/always-i-try-one-submission-if-it-doesn-t-work-the-second-one-works/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

> [In Miami, you can walk in the street and see people. It's like Brazil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/in-miami-you-can-walk-in-the-street-and-see-people-it-s-like-brazil/)

[Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira/)

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