Quotes from Anderson Silva

I'm always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.

I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don't joke, because it's danger.

I'm just dying to return to the Octagon and do the thing I most love in my life. That's what I want right now.

Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute.

The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.

You can't give up on your dreams.

The fact is that everything I've done, no one else could do. I don't want to be cocky or arrogant or think I'm the best, but what I've tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And that's not my opinion, but everyone's.

I like to play soccer and paintball. I love paintball.

Nowadays, it's so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples' spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.

What motivates me is to be able to do what I love to do, which is to fight.

Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.

I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.

Unfortunately, the reporters ask the same questions over and over again. When reporters keep asking the same questions, they've got to recognize I may hear these questions 20 to 30 times in a matter of days. It gets to the point where I think, 'Read the other interviews!'

I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.

He's one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I'd face Nick Diaz. I've watched all his fights.

Not only in the Octagon, but also in life, sometimes I have to take two steps back to take one step forward.

Being a black belt from the Nogueira brothers, I have the obligation to always defend myself well on the ground.

There's no such thing as holding back. I want to finish as soon as possible. The only time I did it was because he was a friend of mine. It was against Thales Leites. We went until the last round because he's a friend of mine, and I respect him.

Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection.

I believe I can do things people think are impossible.

If you train 100% the result will be 100%.

I don't have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I'm training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.

My losses and my victories are in the past. I think of the future. After a fight is over, it's in the past. I always have to go back to the gym and train to improve in all areas, winning or losing. I think I can always do better next time.