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Wrestling Quotes by Conor McGregor

47 Wrestling quotes by Conor McGregor

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I don’t just want the belt; McGregor says he wants every opponent’s head on a plate, showing fierce ambition. He stresses that fighting is as much mental as physical and that the MMA lifestyle brings focus. He declares his goal is to become number one in the sport and eventually run the business.

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The mixed martial arts way of life will give you focus.

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I'm committed to the fight game.

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My goal is to be number one in MMA.

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There's many ups and downs in the fight game.

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I will fight in many weight divisions.

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I think I am the greatest fighter in any class.

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Late switches are part of fighting and I've handled them all.

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I know I can hold two, maybe even three belts. So I have business to take care of back in and around…

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I'm just looking to learn, grow, stay focused, and become a better fighter and a better athlete.

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It could be if I fight in front of one person or one million people. It's still the same emotions.

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If they let people go fight jiu-jitsu tournaments, they can't stop me going to fight a boxing fight.

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I won't ever shy away from a fight and if it makes sense down the road, I'll do it. But it will…

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I think I am the greatest fighter in any class. I know I can hold two, maybe even three belts.

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A fight is mental, not just physical and psychological warfare is absolutely part of that.

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Boxing is going to have to catch up with the kind of things UFC is doing. They're getting left behind.

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Many people don't understand ring control. They think they do until they're against someone who really understands how to set traps, how…

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My dream is to be World Lightweight Champion in the UFC. Have more money than I know what to do with. And…

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People think hard sparring will get you sharp. And you do get sharp in the gym. But anytime I've trained that way,…

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Not a lot of people or pros in this game know how to train correctly. That's why they don't have a long…

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I am not stupid. I am a very bright guy. I know that in the fighting game, you get people who get…

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There are people who have great skills, who do great things, but don't embody the whole animal that is the fight game…

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I studied every move, I became fascinated by thinking what I could have done differently. And I take that approach now as…

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I have a deep, deep belief that if I tell you I'm going to crack you with a clean shot to the…

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I don't give a f***. We're not fighting. I don't care what anyone thinks about me. All the stuff I have to…

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I am in the fighting game. I don't care about anything else. I don't watch the news, I don't care about politics,…

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I will cross that bridge when it comes. I am not stupid. I am a very bright guy. I know that in…

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I'm in the game of spinning plates. I'm spinning a boxing plate. I'm spinning a Tae Kwon Do plate. I'm spinning a…

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Sometimes I train in the middle of the night, all on my own. Can't sleep, don't want to sleep, get up, go…

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The surface below your feet is so special. It is not like a boxing ring, not like a wrestling mat, it's its…

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I am not a big crier. But I'd say it was after the Mendes fight. It was not because of the fight…

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Fourteen weeks before the Mendes fight I tore 80 per cent of my ACL [anterior cruciate ligament]. That is the main ligament…

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It is the most powerful submission in the sport. It is a beautiful thing. You're holding them into you, their back is…

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Boxing is limited fighting with a specific rule set. Fighting is true, where you can do anything.

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I don't feel that emotion is a good thing to have in combat. You must be cold.

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Listen, I am in the fighting game, I don't care about anything else.

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I'd love to go into WWE and have a real knock and see what's what.

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I don't just want the belt, I want every one of their heads on a plate.

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I'm already the face of the UFC, plus the face of boxing, WWE, and Hollywood.

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I want to be an expert in different fighting styles, new training methods, new ways of thinking.

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Some people take defeat and losses a certain way. You see how some fighters take losses.

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My success isn't a result of arrogance - it's a result of belief.

There is definitely an addiction to money that I have.

I don't just want the belt, I want every one of their heads on a plate.

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I don't relax, I don't celebrate. I sit and plot.

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If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it's hard not to let your confidence take…

As far as I'm concerned, I just speak the truth.

Power and speed aren't enough to overcome someone who is strategic, who knows what you'll do before you do it and can turn it…

People like to blame others. I think a person should just look at their own situation, look around them, find out what they wish…

There's two things I really like to do and that's whoop ass and look good. I'm doing one of them right now and on…

My diet is usually pretty consistent whether I'm training for a specific fight or not. I don't like to mess too much with it.

If I hit a man, his head is gonna go into the bleachers.

I believe in believing.

I do yoga. People think it is easy, just touching your toes. It is hard. But I tend to go with my own flow.…