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Wrestling Quotes by Josh Barnett

58 Wrestling quotes by Josh Barnett

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Josh Barnett recalls watching NWA and WWF as a kid, sparking his love for wrestling. He says he can fight anyone, anywhere, for any title, and that wrestling blends Olympians, power‑lifters, and fighters. Though fighting dominates his life, he knows other paths exist.

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I know I can win title belts.

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I'm a born fighter.

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I just make sure I'm in good shape to fight whoever's in front of me.

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This isn't the Best Friend Fighting Championship. This is MMA.

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Any way I can beat somebody up, I want to learn it.

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I was awarded a second-degree black belt in jiu-jitsu by Rigan Machado.

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Strikeforce needs a real champ. It needs a real champ like me or Cormier.

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I can fight for a title against anyone in any league, anywhere, anytime.

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I know that I can beat anybody in the world.

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I fought when most of the time we didn't even wear gloves.

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I fought when you couldn't even buy MMA gear at your local sports store or whatever. We had to make it ourselves.

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If I were to fight Fedor I think it'd be a great match and I don't think there'd be any problem.

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The thought has crossed my mind to quit even dealing with organized mixed martial arts in general and just fight my own…

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The fact of the matter is, I fight because I have to - because it's a thing that drives me, not because…

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Wrestling is difficult - it is not just about doing moves and running around, and creating high spots. It's so much more…

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I couldn't think of a worse thing than to be anywhere with Chael Sonnen for 20 minutes.

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If you're in Bloodsport, it's because I've seen something in you that shows that you can fight.

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To me, professional wrestling is made up of that: Olympians, world-class power-lifters, fighters, boxers, and you name it.

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I don't need to chase titles because I've fought in so many title fights and so many title fight-level matches that if…

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There's more than a few people that I could think of capable of meeting Brock Lesnar in the Bloodsport ring. We don't…

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I'm not an attractive fight for most people. I never have been. I haven't been called out too many times in my…

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I fought 'Travis Browne's' all my career. They just had a different name at a different point in life. They had the…

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Fighting is not the only thing in my life. It never was the only thing in my life. I have other pathways…

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To be in the UFC would mean to go back to where I already won the belt, to go back to where…

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I consider myself a pretty wrestling commentator, but only in the sense that I call it like I see it. It's serious…

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I've seen some folks with Olympic backgrounds go into combat sports and it just not being for them. You know, doing Judo…

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A lot of people take shortcuts in terms of using athleticism and defensive tactics to try and have the right game plan…

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We're not going to do any titles in Bloodsport. That's really just for a very very very simple reason and that is…

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I know there's this idea going around that I bury The Young Bucks on commentary but that's never been the case. If…

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I'd always looked at 'TUF' and thought I'd like to do something like that.

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My interest in wrestling began when I was a little kid, watching NWA and WWF on television.

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The worst thing you can do to a fighter is stop it before you give him a chance to give all he's…

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When I was five years in, I was the UFC heavyweight champion, and all I could think about was fighting.

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Working is working, and there's a lot of great guys in WWE that I'd love to put on a match with.

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All fights interest me. Punching people in the face and watching them cry for their momma always interests me.

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I think Cormier is a great opponent. He's a guy who has competed at the highest level of athletics and I'm going…

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I can act, I can do other things, but once your athletic window is done there's no returning to fighting.

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If you were in the UFC as a heavyweight, you'd be an idiot to not want to fight Brock Lesnar. Whether he's…

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When you look at a guy like Cain Velasquez, he's a tough kid who's fought his way up the ranks, but he…

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Getting to work with Mauro Ranallo was awesome because he's one of my favorite MMA announcers.

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I fought when there was no money from fighting really.

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If you're trying to live life, really live it, you should, in my opinion, try to expand all the aspects of your life. Open…

My interest in wrestling began when I was a little kid, watching NWA and WWF on television.

There will be another Travis Browne when Travis Browne is done being Travis Browne.

If I were to fight Fedor I think it'd be a great match and I don't think there'd be any problem.

I speak for myself, my record speaks for itself, and my ability speaks for itself.

I can fight for a title against anyone in any league, anywhere, anytime.

I'm no snitch.

All fights interest me. Punching people in the face and watching them cry for their momma always interests me.

To be in the UFC would mean to go back to where I already won the belt, to go back to where I was…

A guy with my size and speed, the technical savate kicks can be very dangerous for a heavyweight.

To me, professional wrestling is made up of that: Olympians, world-class power-lifters, fighters, boxers, and you name it.

The unfortunate part about trial by fire in fighting is that people punch you in the face.