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Wrestling Quotes by Daniel Cormier

40 Wrestling quotes by Daniel Cormier

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Daniel Cormier describes his role as a promoter who sells fighters, linking his performance to his paycheck. He calls for champions to step up against top rivals like Jon Jones and notes the rapid rise of women’s fighting. He also reflects on the power of opponents such as Anthony Johnson.

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Wrestling is a hard sport, but it's only a sport.

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Gustafsson is a stud, man. He's a good fighter.

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It's like I cannot separate myself from Jon Jones.

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I was a fan of Jon Jones. I thought he was great.

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People in Toronto love to watch fights.

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You train, you fight, you show respect at the end of it.

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My confidence comes from my fights and my training.

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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.

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I want to be regarded as the best guy in the world, and I want to beat the best guy in the…

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If you say John Smith is the greatest wrestler in Oklahoma history, now that's big.

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You have to be very vocal about being willing to fight anyone.

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I usually fight a lot. 2015, I fought three times. I fought three of the best guys in the entire world.

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There are ways to win fights, and sometimes you don't always choose the easiest way to win a fight.

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Who I have fought and how I have fought, it says something about me.

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If you're the UFC champion, you're the best in the world at what you do, and I get the opportunity to do…

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Legacy does matter to me, and I want to leave a good one in MMA.

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Anthony Johnson hits harder than any other person, no doubt. Every time he hit me, it made me kind of, like, fly…

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I think after I beat Ryan Bader, he should have to go get beat up by Anthony Johnson for being so disrespectful…

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It is my job to sell these fighters. I'm now a business partner of the UFC. What I do directly affects my…

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I went out there, and I fought Anderson Silva, and you know what? I got a big W, and that's massive for…

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Ovince Saint Preux needs to know that not only me but every other guy at the American Kickboxing Academy are ready and…

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In my opinion, whenever you get two guys who want to fight each and two guys who want to be in a…

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Jon Jones, grow up, bud. We're going to fight regardless of how you feel. And when we do, and I'm cutting the…

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I'm confident in my team. I'm confident in my coaches. I'm confident in my ability. I worked really hard to become a…

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I'm honored to be one of the guys that is seen as a leader of this great team - a team that…

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Reach, and all that other stuff, doesn't play as big a part in MMA as it does in boxing. Guys don't really…

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Fvery time Anthony and I are supposed to fight, the lines come out, and it's like we're dead even. It's like people…

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I love Mike Tyson. I was a fan, as everybody else was. The moment somebody stood up to him, he didn't do…

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When I watch Rumble Johnson, he's a bully. He bullies guys. He makes them go backward, and he traps them. I'm not…

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People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can…

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When you look at my record at 10-0 as a professional and look at Jon Jones' record when he was 10-0, who…

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You don't see many Jon Jones's.

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We've seen smaller guys in main event fights, and they do well. It just takes the right combination of people I think.…

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If I didn't have the wrestling name that I have, I wouldn't have gotten the financial contract that I got with Strikeforce…

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When I said I could beat Alexander Gustafsson in a standup fight, people laughed at me. They thought, 'No way.' But I…

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I went through a training camp; I worked extremely hard. I prepared for UFC 200. This was the big one. This one…

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As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want…

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Cain's an animal, man. Cain's a competitor. I want to spar with Cain because I know if I'm able to hang with…

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Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are.…

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I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female…

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If you truly believe in yourself and your skills, most times, it's enough.

If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be…

It is my job to sell these fighters. I'm now a business partner of the UFC. What I do directly affects my paycheck. I…

As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight…

When you got a guy that has purpose, now your in a dog fight.

I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in…

Who I have fought and how I have fought, it says something about me.

I believe that I will represent this sport in the best light possible. I won't mess it up. I won't get myself in any…

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma…

I love Mike Tyson. I was a fan, as everybody else was. The moment somebody stood up to him, he didn't do so well.…

If you value your wins and you value what you've done over the course of your career, then you wouldn't want people harboring over…

I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.

Wrestling is a hard sport, but it's only a sport.

I'm not on a slander campaign to ruin Jon Jones publicly. That's not what I set out to do.

No matter how bad things get, eventually the sun is going to shine. If you just keep at it, pursuing your goals, eventually good…