Wrestling Quotes by Alistair Overeem

It was always my goal to go back to MMA because my passion is there.

— Alistair Overeem

I've always been a fighter and always competitive.

— Alistair Overeem

Every fight, honest to say, in this division, at this level, is a toss-up. It's a 50-50 chance.

— Alistair Overeem

If I lose to Frank Mir, I have to find something else to do.

— Alistair Overeem

No, I'm not going to retire. Not going anywhere. I'm focused on the UFC. It's the biggest stage.

— Alistair Overeem

I'm an all-around fighter. I do everything. I've got wrestling; I've got Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and I've got striking.

— Alistair Overeem

Style-wise, dos Santos is going to be an excellent fight for me - striker against striker. With my experience, I should have…

— Alistair Overeem

This is a full-contact sport. It's the objective to disable your opponent, even if sparring or a real fight. You've got to…

— Alistair Overeem

I heard there was a debate about fighting teammates, and if a fight should happen because the fans or promoter wants it,…

— Alistair Overeem

As a fighter, you need to constantly improve. So that's what we've been doing: constantly improving striking, grappling, wrestling - there's always…

— Alistair Overeem

There are not many heavyweight fighters to come by, so having so many sparring partners is a big luxury a lot of…

— Alistair Overeem

I'm working relentlessly at becoming a better fighter than I was yesterday. I think I've really shown that I'm a more evolved…

— Alistair Overeem

Brock Lesnar was a big guy: he's at 280 when he fights. When fighting him, you can have a bit of that…

— Alistair Overeem

The UFC are doing a tremendous job of promoting the sport worldwide. The views about the sport haven't always been so positive…

— Alistair Overeem

I have stated many times that one of my goals was to become K-1 champion. K-1 is, in our country Holland, very…

— Alistair Overeem

My brother has the potential to become one of the top guys within Strikeforce. He had a very busy personal life; therefore,…

— Alistair Overeem

I'm happy where I'm at now, but I want to show the world that I'm the No. 1 fighter. I want to…

— Alistair Overeem

Even if we were friends, I consider this a sport, a competition, so there are no ill feelings towards any other fighter…

— Alistair Overeem

I do believe that Brock Lesnar will be coming back. I don't want to call it from retirement, but he is a…

— Alistair Overeem

The move into K-1 was very big at the time. It was very special to me. I liked it. It was different.…

— Alistair Overeem