Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I show I have heart.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Oh man, I had staph for over a year.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

My BJJ works very well.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I know I won't fight forever.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

As a fighter you got to be 100 percent.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I love to inspire people to train.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I like to be the underdog.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I want to fight Top 10 guys.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When you're fighting five rounds, I know I gotta move a lot.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I went to the UFC and won the UFC title.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I started my surgery career early, at 11 years old when I was hit by the truck.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The guys who keep coming into the gym keep me young.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Sometimes I let my opponent hit me. Not because I like it. To get him tired.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I appreciate the fans in each country and what they do for us.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I never expect to get submitted, but that is the game.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I want to be among the best heavyweights in the UFC.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I want to help further the spread of MMA around the world and give my contribution to the emergence and development of…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

In my last fight I couldn't explode as much. Sometimes I had a chance to throw the guy, to close the distance,…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The American fans, they follow the sport very much. They know the news. The know the guys who are coming up.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I was at a birthday party and a truck backed up and the wheels ran over my chest. I lost part of…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

It was two fights: the fight itself, and the fight to be able to see. That's one of the reasons why I…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When I was younger, I went to wrestling camps. We'd fly in wrestling guys from the U.S. to Brazil.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've always had a passion to follow the development of new athletes and that's what I intend to continue doing.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

For those who believed in me or not, because I knew there'd be people in there who didn't believe in me but…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

You know what, if I had to do it all again, I would do the same things as before. I would meet…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Nobody talked a lot in Japan, but I always had a good relationship with everyone. I always liked to talk with Anderson.…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

It's always great to fight in Brazil, especially northeast Brazil. There are a lot of tough people here. It's a tough part…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Cain Velasquez attacks more, and throws more punches and kicks. It's hard to fight against him. He's very athletic, you can see…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Borrachinha' boxes better Vettori. Vettori throws good strikes, he's fast, has rhythm, good heart and good submissions, he fights well in all…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I can say that in our gym, 'Toquinho' has never hurt anyone. He is a good person, excellent company and a man…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've been working for the UFC since I stopped fighting. It's been very exciting, looking at all the new guys, all the…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

If you watch closely a highlight of my fights, you will see armbars and everything. But if you really watch, what you'll…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I like the ground game a lot.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I love to work with athletes.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I love to talk to Demian Maia.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Bad fights happen, you know?

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I know the limits of my body.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I do work every day, man.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I have done a total of 22 surgeries; I'm all broken.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

It's a dream come true, fighting where I live, in my home.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira