With Carlson Gracie, who saw something in me, I started learning and loved mixing together the martial arts.
I made some adaptations, as I combined karate with my boxing game. I'm adding a couple of nice things from Shotokan to my game.
Any fight that I have can be the last, or it can be the beginning.
The one thing the fans wanted to see is me getting the title shot.
I trained karate in 2001 to fight Heath Herring.
I'm not retiring, because when you retire, you're still getting paid. I'm not getting paid, so I'm not retiring.
I believe the reason why I fight in Brazil is because I sell a lot in Brazil.
We need to reinvent ourselves.
People say, 'Oh, so you should retire.' Yeah, you want me to retire so you won't get knocked out. I won't retire.
I started very young... I learned my martial arts first in the street. There were always fights. That's the culture in Brazil.
The way I want to be remembered is not the way I will be, and I'm cool with that.
You never show what you are going to do; you always do what the opponent doesn't expect.
I'm able to fight anywhere.
I do believe my legacy outside of the Octagon is just as good as it is inside of it.
I'm a proper man.
Everybody has haters and lovers. That's what life is all about.
I thank God every day.
I was the youngest champion of the UFC.
I'd fight any beast in the jungle, you know?
Sometimes you fall down, but you have to pick yourself back up.
I don't look to God for my wins. I look for God in my daily life.
In the natural life, we eat, we drink water, we give birth, we pay taxes. In the spiritual life, we can only reach it by faith.
I have been fighting and winning all the fights in my division. I think I deserve a title shot.
Eighteen years doing this, my friend. Eighteen years - combat sport. I think you will not find this in history, I believe.
I think when you're happy with yourself, that's what matters.
Life is politics.
Like in combat when you're in chaos, a Navy SEAL in chaos, you cannot be afraid of dying for a cause.
I live my life for Jesus.
