My strategy is not to give them a chance to hit me.

Talented people without discipline don't go anywhere.

A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest.

I'm not part of the history, I am the history.

My number one recommendations for part time grapplers is: no alcohol - no smoking - Follow the Gracie diet. The reason I say that is because smoking and alcohol put a lot of effort on your body. Your lungs. Your liver. Your stomach. These things will make you suffer, man.

The idea of jiu-jitsu is to give the little guy a chance to beat the big guy.

I just don’t want to get hit, that’s all. I want to win without getting hit.

You put the Devil on the other side, and I will come to fight.

Mike Tyson’s a great boxer. The greatest boxer - but boxer. Not the best fighter.