Crazy Quote by Dan Hooker

My career at the beginning was a bit of a fluke, if I'm being honest. I went into 'The Ultimate Fighter.' I lost. I…

— Khalil Rountree Jr

I'm fighting to get paid. I'm not doing this because I love the sport so much. I'm not a crazy person.

— Gegard Mousasi

In my situation, when I quit my job, I was able to get paid from the UFC to sustain myself.

— Jared Cannonier

If you know you're just fighting for the money and you're not fighting for the championship, you're going to lose, so I thought, 'It's…

— Joe Calzaghe

I didn't want to keep fighting and risking injury to my body when the pay wasn't where I needed it to be. I made…

— Frank Shamrock

I was lucky to get a professional contract. I wasn't that sort of talent that is considered to be a professional player.

— Per Mertesacker

I couldn't really justify playing for money, and I think what I wanted to achieve put me at too great a risk, so I…

— Chris Borland

When 'Legend' came to me, I was down. I thought my career was over.

— Jagapathi Babu

I only got into show business because I quit football.

— Bradley Walsh

I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.

— Glover Teixeira

I didn't make enough money in my sport to retire.

— Roger Staubach

I knew I wanted to fight. It's a great way to continue competing and not to mention actually make money. You can make a…

— Michael Chandler