Ben Askren

I have a really hard time with people telling me what to do.

— Ben Askren

It's like, hey, I've done what I could do, I've accomplished a lot, and now this - especially with wrestling - if…

— Ben Askren

Dana White's a scumbag. I don't take anything he says with any value.

— Ben Askren

In college wrestling, you see a lot of talented athletes come in and fail because Division I class wrestling is the pinnacle…

— Ben Askren

If my team and family are happy for me, I'm not going to let what some fans think affect me in any…

— Ben Askren

I don't try to hide my feelings or what I think.

— Ben Askren

If you think about who retires during their prime, the number of athletes who do that is very small.

— Ben Askren

My view on wrestling in MMA is changed a lot since I started really doing it.

— Ben Askren

I've been around the block. I travel a lot to gyms.

— Ben Askren

My two things I always said is, No. 1, I'd be retired by the time I had my first kid, and No.…

— Ben Askren

There's more to life than fighting.

— Ben Askren

You need to take care of yourself first, and you can't think of others quite as much if you want to be…

— Ben Askren

If you're competing right, if you're doing it right, competition should be a very selfish pursuit.

— Ben Askren

Wrestling is a worldwide sport. It's totally international.

— Ben Askren

I want to go and fight the best guys in the world and show people I'm the best. And hey, if something…

— Ben Askren

Every single time you compete, I don't care what it is, you want to perform the best you can, and I feel…

— Ben Askren

As long as I'm speaking the truth, I'm going to be OK with what I'm saying. That's kind of how I've lived…

— Ben Askren

I don't like all the cheating that's going in mixed martial arts. I don't know what percentage of high-level fighters do it,…

— Ben Askren

I have a great relationship with the whole Missouri athletic department. I made friends with everyone from the administrators to the janitors…

— Ben Askren

I don't think the number of followers has anything to do with how good I am fighting. That said, I am good…

— Ben Askren

A lot of wrestling interviews are boring, plain and simple. They don't say anything you never heard before. Your basic wrestling interview…

— Ben Askren

When I couldn't sign with the UFC, I think my goal of being Number 1 in the world went out the window.…

— Ben Askren

I think people realize that I'm one of the best welterweights, whether I'm number one or number four or number five or…

— Ben Askren

When I came through the ranks in wrestling - in high school and college - those systems have been in place for…

— Ben Askren

One of my best qualities is my persistence.

— Ben Askren