Because Quote by Dustin Poirier

“This isn't a Toughman competition; you don't just fight everybody because they want to fight.”

Dustin Poirier

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The side of town, the side of Louisiana that I grew up on, there's a lot of poverty.

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I don't want to have an asterisk next to my accomplishments for the rest of my life. I don't want everybody to say, 'interim…

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The way I feel, I'm the best in the world.

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You can go out and get anything you want if you work hard enough for it and believe in yourself.

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