Athlete

When I throw the hook, I think of my arm as a whip with a rock attached to the end.

When I throw the hook, I think of my arm as a whip with a rock attached to the end.

The worst thing is losing because you got tired, because you didn't work hard enough in training. Ugh, that's the worst.

That's one of the reasons I retired. To stick around, the way I was fighting, I would have to start playing it safe. I went out on my shield. That's the way I liked it. I fought that way my whole career. I don't want to bore people my last three or four fights.

I basically follow a modified Zone Diet. I have my food prepared weekly and eat 6 times a day.

It's one of those things: I'm never gonna get over not fighting, I don't think, but I'm content with my decision to retire.

As far as losing fights, that's part of the sport.

I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner.

I used to be able to pick out the UFC fans when I was in the airport. Now, it could be anybody.

Someone said Anderson Silva and GSP would be a $12 million fight. I told people that for $12 million, I'd fight them both right now. At the same time. People took that as 'He's going to fight again.' It was a joke. But if you came up with $12 million, yeah, of course I will fight again.

I eat more when I'm not training as much. But I get in the gym, and when I feel my gut, I try to eat healthy for some of my meals.

I was the guy that would cram for everything, so I guess I was a bit of a slacker. I was a procrastinator. I spent a lot of all-nighters getting ready for tests.

I've never been intimidated by anyone.

I have one way of fighting: I'm going to come after you, put hands on you, and knock you out.

Every time I win, I prove something: I'm the best guy in the world at what I do.

I do some weightlifting, a lot of different weight stuff, strength and conditioning stuff, a little bit of everything.

It's a very complex sport, so judging is going to be very complex, too. And not everyone is going to agree all the time on who wins a fight.

A lot of people are blowing Shogun's fight with Mark Coleman out of proportion. He was coming off an injury, and he gassed early on in his first fight back.

I don't ever go into a fight wanting to hurt someone. I just want to show them that I am better than them, and if they get hurt, it's part of the sport.

Supplements have always been a really big part of my training regimen.