Just go out there against the best fighters in the world and see where I stand. That's what I want.

I think with every heavyweight, there's a style that makes for a different fight with different fighters.

That was the best part of the Pride guys - they'd go out and entertain. They'd either get knocked out or knock somebody out; they were always trying to finish the fight.

When you think what Big Country could be, I could be that guy.

I'm more than a fighter and not just a pretty face.

I don't care if I win or lose; I know I'm going to give 110%, and I'm going to hold my head high at the end of the day.

I always thought the best part about sports was the bigger, faster kids who were supposed to be more athletic than me - I always beat.

I'm always looking ahead, not backwards.

The one thing that always sucks about me is that I'm just a fighter, and I just love to fight.

With boxing, sometimes you'll watch the first three rounds, then you'll change the channel and turn it back in the 10th round. With MMA, you have to watch all 15 minutes. You'll want to watch every second.

A lot of people out there are bullies, and they pick on people and call people names. You need to grow up from that, and you need to become a better person.

I think what it is, is that fighters have become business people. I actually love what I'm doing. When you're a business person, sometimes you think of it as, 'Ah, it's work.' I love what I do, but then, on the other end, some guys do this as a living.

The one thing about the heavyweight division or, actually, just being in the UFC, anybody can win, and anybody can lose. You're competing with the best in the world.

I think the WWE is a great place for professional athletes. Floyd Mayweather did it. Mike Tyson has done it. Even Donald Trump has appeared in the ring.

The one thing about working with Scott Coker - I've never heard a bad thing about Scott Coker. And that means a lot, especially in our sport.

Do I have fat cells on my body? Everybody has fat cells. Do I have more than most other athletes? Probably.

Stipe's one of the top guys in the UFC. He wouldn't be in the UFC if he wasn't one of the best in the world.

I relate more to 90 percent of America because I look like 'em, act like 'em. I'm not above anybody; I put my pants on the same way. Some guys try to live up to their persona. I'm just me.

The only thing that's going to be more epic than Roy Nelson fighting Mark Hunt is Roy Nelson fighting for the belt. Those are two fights that I know fans want to see.

One of the things in marriage is you have to understand what appreciation is about, and that'll keep me for longevity. That's why my fans love me, because I appreciate them. Because with no fans, there would be no sport, no fighting for me, no UFC, no Bellator, no Rizin; there'd be nothing without the fans.

TV makes you look taller and fatter.

There's a difference between business acquaintances and friends. I consider a friend any time we eat together at the same restaurant, or he's eaten at my house, or I've eaten at his house.

You learn from your mistakes, and you grow from them.

I just don't want to be one of those guys that's stuck fighting the same opponents again and again.

We handle it from both sides of the coin: from the sport aspect and the entertainment aspect. You gotta have both because we're if not doing solid ratings, we're not going to be on TV.

I really enjoyed playing rugby. I loved the camaraderie with the other athletes. It was kind of like fighting. Team fighting.

I'd fight anyone I've ever lost to.

I am a student first, teacher second.

MMA has a lot of those things that you're not allowed to talk about; like, they're completely off-limits. So you have to make a joke out of it.

Carwin, he seems like he trains for five one-minute rounds. That's his championship fight, apparently.

I think just more that it's okay for fighters to have a self-esteem. I think I've kind of shown that that's okay. And as long as you put the hard work in, you can accomplish anything.

You have all that muscle on you, you're going to get tired. That's why I prefer to be fat.

All I know is that Stipe gave me inspiration because if Stipe can be that UFC champion, and they actually gave him a title shot, then I'm like, 'Ah, I do have a chance.'

I like to actually fight. It's just in my blood.

I'm not surprised to be the coach on 'The Ultimate Fighter.'

Anybody that was from the old Pride days is a fighter.

I think Lesnar could probably beat Fedor, just from pure size.

I'm just a fat guy.

Do I want a shot at the belt? Yes, of course I do. Put it this way: I am Barry Sanders on the Detroit Lions. You love to watch me, but you'll never see me play in the Super Bowl. It's just one of those things. It's about politics. It's not about fighting.

Some athletes can master two sports, but most are only good at one.

If you go into 'The Ultimate Fighter' and you're just gonna go in there to get just one fight and win... the premise is to win the whole thing. When I went in, I wanted to win the thing or be cut.

Conor McGregor has a beard because of me, because I'm the one who allowed it. If it wasn't for me, none of these guys would have a beard. The same thing with the belly. Fighters who don't look like bodybuilders wouldn't be in the UFC if it wasn't for me. There's a lot of things I've definitely paved the road for.

If you made the choice to get in there and fight, you have to accept accountability for whatever happens.

I just want to be agreeable; I want to be a pleaser. And that's all I want to do. I want to please the fans or the haters. One or the other.

I'm not a UFC athlete. I'm a UFC fighter.

On any given day, I know on any given day I can beat anyone else and knock out anyone else out.

I guess everybody is doing a movie thing, so I'm doing the 'Scorpion King 4.' My role in the movie is as one of the king's guards, with a very original name: Roykus. Apparently, back in the day, everybody's name was 'us,' so 'Roy' plus 'us,' and put a little 'k' in there: Roykus. I'm one of the royal guards, and I do my own stunts like Jackie Chan.

I only fight clean fighters. I'll fight anybody in the UFC that's clean. Or dirty. Or clean.

For me, having pneumonia and losing to Mir doesn't sit well.

Everybody hates a whiner.