I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it. – Daniel Cormier
It’s unfair to think that we can do what we do with the intensity that we do it and expect injuries to not happen. – Daniel Cormier
Being able to go forward has been good, you know? I’m lucky to have that ability, to pressure guys and make them falter and wilt. – Daniel Cormier
I’ve done nothing wrong. Some people just don’t like me. Maybe I’m somebody that’s easy to dislike, but I don’t get it. Whatever. I’ll do what I do. – Daniel Cormier
I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko… they’ve showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in a very short period of time. – Daniel Cormier
People always get confused. They talk about coaches. The reality is, these coaches and managers that everybody thinks are in so much control, they work for us. They’re our employees. – Daniel Cormier
Guys play basketball and get hurt, and that’s probably the easiest sport on the planet. We’re actually fighting every day. We’re wrestling; we’re grappling. – Daniel Cormier
You can love me, you can hate me, but just don’t be indifferent. Care about it enough to watch. – Daniel Cormier
I’ve done nothing but show up and fight, go to work inside the Octagon, outside the Octagon, and do things right. But people want to talk about me and discredit me. – Daniel Cormier
I grew up in Louisiana. We have red beans and rice, and there’s a Popeye’s on every corner. – Daniel Cormier
Cain’s an animal, man. Cain’s a competitor. I want to spar with Cain because I know if I’m able to hang with him here in the gym, once I get out there in the cage and fight, I mean, I’ve already gone toe-to-toe with Cain Velasquez, you know? – Daniel Cormier
I’m not really worried about what Anthony Johnson does. I have to worry about what I do to prepare myself. – Daniel Cormier
If you’re the UFC champion, you’re the best in the world at what you do, and I get the opportunity to do that. – Daniel Cormier
My confidence comes from me, not from Jon Jones. I can’t draw my confidence from another person. – Daniel Cormier
I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games… But then I said to myself, ‘This is a sport that’s blessed me with a home, with an education, with some money. I can’t hate this sport. This sport took me out of Louisiana. This sport gave me a chance when so many people don’t get a chance. And I love this sport.’ – Daniel Cormier
I’m gonna live my life the correct way, and I’m gonna be a champion the kids look up to and hopefully aspire to be like. – Daniel Cormier
Ovince Saint Preux needs to know that not only me but every other guy at the American Kickboxing Academy are ready and open to open those doors in trying to help him accomplish his goals. – Daniel Cormier
I want to be regarded as the best guy in the world, and I want to beat the best guy in the world. – Daniel Cormier
As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight Jon Jones. – Daniel Cormier