Alexander Gustafsson Quotes

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Alexander Gustafsson

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : January 15, 1987

That's what the sport is all about - stay busy and don't forget to have fun while doing it.

Alexander Gustafsson

If it was up to me, I wouldn't lose at all, but when it happens, that's when you have to show your real strength.

Alexander Gustafsson

I learned I can't not be at full strength and fight.

Alexander Gustafsson

It is difficult, but you need to be honest with yourself as an athlete, and have a team telling you the right things, being honest with you.

Alexander Gustafsson

I think motocross is a much more dangerous sport than what we do. These guys are flying through the air at high speeds rising their lives. What we do in the octagon is not even close to what these guys do on the course.

Alexander Gustafsson

If I wasn't into MMA, I would definitely love to get into motocross. That is a much tougher sport.

Alexander Gustafsson

It's everyone's goal to be a champion and I'm no different.

Alexander Gustafsson

I want to be the champion one day, but I don't want to get ahead of myself.

Alexander Gustafsson

There are so many things that could happen and will happen that are out of my control.

Alexander Gustafsson

When you fight in the UFC and train with the guys that I train with, you learn that there is always still a lot of work to do.

Alexander Gustafsson

The main thing I learned in San Diego was I can't do this and compete with the best guys in the world if I'm just doing MMA as a hobby. It has to be my job.

Alexander Gustafsson

I like to step into the Octagon and just show what I'm made of.

Alexander Gustafsson

I've never been a talker. I've never been a good salesman when it comes to selling fights.

Alexander Gustafsson

It feels like my life is much more than fighting in the Octagon.

Alexander Gustafsson

That feeling of getting your hand raised. It's hard to explain with words, you have to do it to understand the feeling of a 'W.' That's what drives me.

Alexander Gustafsson

It's not always about reach, it's about footwork, it's being fast, in and out, stuff like that.

Alexander Gustafsson

I'd like to be remembered as the greatest ever.

Alexander Gustafsson

Everybody in Sweden knows MMA now. It's mainstream.

Alexander Gustafsson

I love the sport. I don't have to work. It's a kind of work we're doing, but if you can do what you love every day, that means something.

Alexander Gustafsson

I'm not one to trash talk my opponents. If the talk is on, then let's go, I'll say the truth - nothing more or less. But it doesn't affect me in my competition.

Alexander Gustafsson