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Wrestling Quotes by Robbie Lawler

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Robbie Lawler says he was excited to return to the UFC and wants to finish fights with knockouts, not leave them to decisions. He talks about his early sports life, from taekwondo to football, and mentions that wrestling is a big part of Iowa culture where he grew up. He aims to stay sharp and give his best performance.

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The basics win fights.

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I was always into martial arts and boxing.

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I want to knock people out.

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I just take it one fight at a time.

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I only know I feel good when I fight.

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I've been fighting for a long time.

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I was a striker before a wrestler. I've always wanted to knock people out.

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I'd always done martial arts I was always interested in fighting.

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Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout.

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I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts.

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I'm going to fight until my body says otherwise.

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I don't really dabble into the politics of MMA too much.

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Holly Holm is a heck of an athlete and a heck of a fighter.

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Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.

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I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble.

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I lived in Iowa for pretty much the rest of my life, but I just moved to St. Louis and opened up…

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There's always going to be some phenom fighter coming up. If they're special athletes and highly trained, they'll do big things.

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I'm just willing to do a lot, take a lot, and force people into a fight. That's something a lot of people…

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I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me…

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I also watched boxing all the time and Tuesday Night Fights on USA and just kept hitting my heavy back in the…

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I think the UFC's done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.

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I'm tactical, and I have a lot of heart - something that you don't see when you watch a lot of fights.

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I remember coming across some DVDs of the UFC and so I started watching that and became a fan of it. It…

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I did a lot of smoker fights and fought pretty much every week since Pat wouldn't let me fight until he was…

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I focus on making sure I'm sharp, and it doesn't matter who I am fighting. I need to perform at my best…

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I did takwondo from the time I was pretty young and also played I did taekwondo for martial arts and then also…

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When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique,…

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I met Pat Militich when I was a junior in high school when I was 16 and just started training and went…

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Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time - that was a big win for me…

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It's nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and…

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Woodley has tremendous athleticism, brings a lot of technique - well-rounded fighter.

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When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.

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I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.

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Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.

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I was a huge Mike Tyson fan, would sit through the night watching boxing matches and would hit the bag at every…

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The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and…

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Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that's what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys…

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I'm not a matchmaker; I don't run the UFC - I'm a fighter. So I'll stick to doing what I do best:…

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I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.

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I don't know what the fans expect out of these fighters, but I know what I expect out of myself. And that's…

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When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.

When you're on a roll, you want to stay busy - you want to keep that momentum going.

To take what I have, they're going to have to have more than skill and technique. It's a lot of heart, a lot of…

My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level.

Sometimes spectacular things look really great, but when push comes to shove come fifth round, the basics, fundamentals and technical aspects are going to…

Even in the losses, I always saw glimpses of something that kept me going.

I just try to keep getting better every day, and that's all I can do.

I did takwondo from the time I was pretty young and also played I did taekwondo for martial arts and then also played football,…

Adidas is one of the biggest companies in the world. To have a company like that, a mainstream company, a major sports company, to…

I don't need to do all the trash talking. I try to do it with my fists, my knees, and my feet.

Drew McFedries was the hardest hitter I've ever been around. A big, strong, athletic guy with power. He didn't have to hit you with…

Everyone likes different things. Not everyone's the same. Not everyone runs their mouth. Not everyone can fight.

Every day, I need to get better. I need to get stronger. I need to get faster.

I just train hard and worry about the things I can control.

When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up.