Anderson Silva Quotes

From the moment that a fight ends, that fight is in the past, win or lose.

- Anderson Silva

Past, In The Past, Ends, Win Or Lose

Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.

- Anderson Silva

Fighter, MMA, His, Proving

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

- Anderson Silva

Best, Thought, Fights, Nick

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.

- Anderson Silva

Next, Victories, I Think, Next Time

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

- Anderson Silva

Me, Skydiving, Like, Parachute

I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.

- Anderson Silva

Disappointed, Brazilian, UFC

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.

- Anderson Silva

Training, Will, Always, UFC

There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.

- Anderson Silva

Some, Favorites, Penn, UFC

I no fight for the money because I work hard for UFC for long time. I have money for my family. But I fight because I love it.

- Anderson Silva

Love, Work, Work Hard, UFC

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.

- Anderson Silva

Great, Here, Great Story, UFC

This is the UFC. UFC has the best fighters in the world. That's it.

- Anderson Silva

Best, World, Fighters, UFC

I proved for a long time how much I've given of my heart and of my time to the UFC.

- Anderson Silva

Heart, Long, Given, UFC

I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.

- Anderson Silva

Man, Because, Lot, UFC

For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.

- Anderson Silva

Opportunity, Goal, Mr, Waited

Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.

- Anderson Silva

People, Also, Grew, Policemen

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.

- Anderson Silva

Silly, Express, Nowadays, Spaces

I'm a big fan, and I like the idea of fighting Roy Jones Jr.

- Anderson Silva

Big, Fan, Big Fan, Roy

His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.

- Anderson Silva

Test, Always, Been, Roy

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

- Anderson Silva

Style, Fighting, Inspiration, Roy

Roy Jones is different. I like the style and the movement.

- Anderson Silva

Style, Different, Like, Roy

I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.

- Anderson Silva

Man, Athlete, Will, Roy

I love to fight. I love the preparation. I love to learn new things, always overcoming myself.

- Anderson Silva

Love, New, Always, Overcoming

God bless Neymar because this boy has changed the lives of kids in Brazil. A lot of children watch him, believe they can be the next Neymar. Sometimes, you have a great opportunity to change and impact the lives of kids.

- Anderson Silva

Brazil, Next, Lives, Great Opportunity

In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.

- Anderson Silva

Camp

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.

- Anderson Silva

Him, Back, Against, Only Time

Maybe one day when I'm retired, I can turn around and tell you, 'Hey, I was really good at that. Maybe I was the best.'

- Anderson Silva

Tell, One Day, Maybe, Hey

Sonnen doesn't know martial arts. He's a wrestler; he doesn't know how to respect people. Some say he's promoting the fight, but he disrespected my country, my family and fans.

- Anderson Silva

Country, Some, Promoting, Wrestler

When I started training martial arts, I learned about respect.

- Anderson Silva

About, Martial, Learned, Martial Arts

I would train with a gay man. As long as he respected me, it's all right. I don't think much of it. The fact that a guy is gay doesn't mean he's going to accost you. He can be gay, have a relationship, live among guys who aren't gay. He can do whatever he wants with his private life.

- Anderson Silva

Fact, Guy, Private, Train

I'm not scared of Jon Jones or Chris Weidman or whoever. I'm here to fight. That's it. It's simple.

- Anderson Silva

Here, Chris, Whoever, Scared

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.

- Anderson Silva

Heavyweight, Using, Putting, Extra

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

- Anderson Silva

Here, Chris, Jon, Fighters

I win for long time. I'm champion for long time - for years.

- Anderson Silva

Time, Win, Long Time, Champion

I think everyone deserves their place in this sport, and Bisping has been around, and he's fought hard and deserves to be the champion.

- Anderson Silva

Think, Been, I Think, Champion

I'm over this thing of being champion, having the title.

- Anderson Silva

Over, Being, Having, Champion

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

- Anderson Silva

Love, Through, Other, Escape

A lot of people thought I was gay.

- Anderson Silva

People, Thought, Lot, Gay

Sometimes people think I'm gay. A lot of people have asked me if I'm gay. I answer, 'Look, not to my knowledge. But I'm still young, it could be that in the future, I'll find out that I'm gay.'

- Anderson Silva

Think, Young, Still, Gay

I take good care of my things. I put everything in a bag. I use soap. I put on a cream after training. People think it's capricious. To each his own. Doesn't mean you're more man or less man, more gay or less gay.

- Anderson Silva

Own, Bag, Use, Gay

Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.

- Anderson Silva

Perseverance, Having, Built, Early Age

I don't feel that I have to prove anything to anyone as far as what I've done in fighting.

- Anderson Silva

Prove, Far, Anyone, As Far As

Brazil's got everything to be a great country for Brazilians and for immigrants.

- Anderson Silva

Brazil, Country, Everything, Immigrants

I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.

- Anderson Silva

Normal, Always, Meant, Martial

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

- Anderson Silva

Inside, Go, Because, Joke

Nick Diaz is a guy who walks forward, has great boxing skills.

- Anderson Silva

Forward, Skills, Walks, Nick

Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward.

- Anderson Silva

Fighting, Forward, About, Keep Moving Forward

I would love to fight my clone.

- Anderson Silva

Love, Fight, Would, Clone

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!'

- Anderson Silva

Other, I Think, Reporters, Unfortunately

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

- Anderson Silva

Always, Belt, Brothers, Obligation

Basically, sometimes a reporter will ask a question, and I feel the answers only matter when the questions are relevant.

- Anderson Silva

Question, Sometimes, Will, Reporter

I think I've been through all the phases of the sport. I won, I lost, I got injured. Now I get to do what I love, with my truth, without worrying about what people will say or things like that.

- Anderson Silva

Love, Through, Been, Phases

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

- Anderson Silva

Forward, Sometimes, Back, Steps

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

- Anderson Silva

Love, Which, I Love, Motivates

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.

- Anderson Silva

Cocky, Fact, Show, Opinion

In my opinion, B. J. Penn is No. 1.

- Anderson Silva

Penn, In My Opinion, Opinion

You can't give up on your dreams.

- Anderson Silva

Dreams, Give, Up, Your Dreams

I love being in the gym and everything involved in it.

- Anderson Silva

Love, Gym, I Love, Involved

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

- Anderson Silva

Family, Time, Give, My Time

People that want to talk can talk. Even a parrot talks. People are always going to have their thoughts on what they're going to say.

- Anderson Silva

Thoughts, Always, Going, Talks

The moment when I broke my leg, when I realized my leg was broken, I thought my career was over.

- Anderson Silva

Broken, Career, Over, Leg

McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.

- Anderson Silva

Doing, Very, Exactly, Intelligent

I respect my fans.

- Anderson Silva

Respect, Fans

I trained together with Jacare for a long time.

- Anderson Silva

Time, Together, Trained, Long Time

I love the sport. I love fighting. Fighting is my life.

- Anderson Silva

Love, My Life, I Love, Sport

I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.

- Anderson Silva

Athlete, Level, Took, Sport

The thing I always demand is respect. I respect everybody and have a history in the sport, and I believe people need to respect me.

- Anderson Silva

Need, Always, Everybody, Sport

I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.

- Anderson Silva

Think, Brazil, MMA, Rivalry

My teaching is my legacy.

- Anderson Silva

Legacy, Teaching

Even when I was winning my fights, once it's over, it's over. It's in the past, and you've got to look forward.

- Anderson Silva

Winning, Over, In The Past, Fights

I respect Conor McGregor's style.

- Anderson Silva

Respect, Style

I feel better training in Brazil.

- Anderson Silva

Training, Better, Feel, Brazil

Definitely I feel my kids played a big role in why I was so successful in fighting.

- Anderson Silva

Big, Feel, Role, Fighting

I enjoy fighting, but my family says, 'Stop, no.'

- Anderson Silva

Family, Enjoy, Stop, Fighting

Past waters don't move anything. They only create mosquitoes.

- Anderson Silva

Past, Only, Move, Waters

It's not my character to up and challenge anyone.

- Anderson Silva

Character, Up, Anyone, Challenge

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

- Anderson Silva

Love, Play, I Love, Soccer

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