Wrestling Quotes by Royce Gracie

My father created this whole MMA thing.

— Royce Gracie

GSP knows how to use a lot of strategy.

— Royce Gracie

Yes, I do Jiu Jitsu for a living.

— Royce Gracie

I'm a vale-tudo fighter.

— Royce Gracie

I only sign one fight at a time.

— Royce Gracie

Everyone wants to fight me. It's a long list.

— Royce Gracie

Gracie jiu-jitsu proved to be the best.

— Royce Gracie

Demian Maia, I love the way he fights.

— Royce Gracie

Fighting is about a strategy. MMA is not all about brutality.

— Royce Gracie

Tim Kennedy is one of the toughest guys in my opinion.

— Royce Gracie

Werdum is good, is a smart fighter. He knows how to set up a beautiful strategy.

— Royce Gracie

I believe in pure jiu-jitsu. That's what I've done in the past.

— Royce Gracie

I enjoy traveling, teaching and fighting. It's in my blood.

— Royce Gracie

I never put a 'last one' tag on my fights because you never know.

— Royce Gracie

If Teila Tuli won the first UFC, everybody would have been learning sumo.

— Royce Gracie

I'm a fighter. We come from the beginning, no gloves, no rules, no time limits.

— Royce Gracie

I do jiu-jitsu my whole life, so why would I try to stand and bang with Mike Tyson? I'm going to learn…

— Royce Gracie

Bellator and Viacom want to give fans exciting fights and enable fighters to continue to grow and most importantly provide for their…

— Royce Gracie

If you trained jiu-jitsu his whole life, why would you trade punches on fight night against a striker?

— Royce Gracie

When you're a fighter, you have to be ready all the time. There's no 'I need a month.' It's always time.

— Royce Gracie

A lot of fighters complain, 'Man he's five pounds heavier than me.' Really? It doesn't matter, man.

— Royce Gracie

Kids wake up in the morning and say, 'I want to be a UFC fighter one day,' just like they do in…

— Royce Gracie

Martial arts in general were not made for a tournament, for points system. Martial arts were made to defend yourself in the…

— Royce Gracie

McGregor is taking Muhammad Ali's model. He can say whatever he wants but he's got to prove it. If he doesn't prove…

— Royce Gracie

Like when I fought Akebono - six foot eight, 490 pounds. Before the fight, everyone's like 'Man, you're crazy. You're out of…

— Royce Gracie

My grandfather was doing business with a Japanese man. In exchange of good relationship the man taught my uncles the art of…

— Royce Gracie

Jiu-Jitsu is the bond or styles all between all the other styles. Take Jiu-Jitsu out, a boxer is just a boxer, a…

— Royce Gracie

When Scott Coker first mentioned to me that Ken Shamrock wanted to fight I said, 'Thank you.' I played a little hard…

— Royce Gracie

My brother, who created the UFC, had a vision. He knew that people wanted to see who was the best fighter. People…

— Royce Gracie

OK, if he's a grappler, good for me, I know what to do. If he's a kickboxer, I gotta get in a…

— Royce Gracie

My second fight at UFC 1, I fought Ken Shamrock. In the fight I choked him. As soon as he tapped, I…

— Royce Gracie

My father had nine kids, seven boys and two girls, and my uncle had 21 kids, 11 boys and 10 girls. They…

— Royce Gracie

I have fought all my life, that is easy for me.

— Royce Gracie

Don't care about catch-wrestling. I only care about Jiu-Jitsu.

— Royce Gracie

The jiu-jitsu my father created was for the smaller guy to beat the bigger guy.

— Royce Gracie

People always want to see who's the best fighter in the world.

— Royce Gracie

I'm a prize fighter. Put me in any card and I'll sell it out. I can do it, man.

— Royce Gracie

The UFC was my home and will always be my home. I helped creating and building that home.

— Royce Gracie

It's always good to have more promotions, give more fighters work.

— Royce Gracie

Gracie is not a family, it's a factory of fighters.

— Royce Gracie