I hope we can figure out the reforms, educate and really retrain our police officers. Getting people to understand that just because I grew up a different way and my lifestyle's different, doesn't mean that you need to be afraid of me.

Aljamain Sterling

You can't keep a star from shining and my star's going to shine bright.

Aljamain Sterling

I think it's huge to set a good example. Whether you like it or not, as a professional athlete you are always going to be projected out into that spotlight of judgement. People are always going to judge every single thing we do and I think it's cool to just be real with yourself.

Aljamain Sterling

Obviously, I rep Jamaica. I'm a first generation born Jamaican-American. My parents are born and raised in Jamaica, my grandparents are born and raised in Jamaica, my other family still lives in Jamaica, and I still go back there.

Aljamain Sterling

I bring the funk. It's a different style.

Aljamain Sterling

I want to exit from this sport with my head intact.

Aljamain Sterling

You change the mind and world of one individual and that's huge, man. You reach one person and that starts a spiral effect and starts to snowball. I think that's the one thing as an athlete we should all focus on doing and that's striving to give back in a positive manner.

Aljamain Sterling

Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of being paid like NBA, NFL and soccer and baseball athletes. They have that cushion where they can kind of hang out. Even the guys on the bench. But for us, we don't fight, we don't get paid and that's the scary reality to it all.

Aljamain Sterling

I think everyone is kind of an immigrant somehow, and I wasn't raised in an American society at home. My household was a Jamaican household, so I got all my traditions, all my roots and culture intact, so I'm able to support both countries.

Aljamain Sterling

I'm always a guy that looks at every situation as glass half full.

Aljamain Sterling

A lot of guys man, they are dull and dry.

Aljamain Sterling

I've never been one to shy away from a challenge and I've never been one to shay away from talking a big game.

Aljamain Sterling

As history has shown, I don't think the UFC is in the business of doing favors for other people.

Aljamain Sterling

Fighters don't just fight. Not the good ones who have long, long success. The guys who make championship runs. The guys who fight for world titles. They get fizzled out, chewed up and spit out like a revolving door and then the next guy or the next female comes in to take their spot.

Aljamain Sterling

If you're a UFC guy, if you're a company guy, if the company likes you, they're gonna do the right thing, in terms of promoting you. They're gonna promote who they want, they're not going to promote the people they think can't get to that next level and can't help bring the company a lot more money and bring them into other avenues.

Aljamain Sterling

A lot of guys think you're almost supposed to just get stuff but you've got to put in the work, you've got to lay the foundations.

Aljamain Sterling

MMA is not one of those up and down basketball seasons where you have a ton of games and you can still make the playoffs. It doesn't work like that in MMA. You get a couple losses, you get washed up, you get the door slammed behind you and they bring in the next person behind you who is here to take your place.

Aljamain Sterling

There's a lot of American citizens out there that do jobs that they hate, day in and day out. For me to do what I love to do, with people that I like and enjoy being around who are chasing the same dream, same passions, to have that around you day in and day out, I think it says a lot.

Aljamain Sterling

You go out there and say I fight for the UFC, people know exactly what that is.

Aljamain Sterling

Jose Aldo's a legend. He accomplished many great things in his lifetime.

Aljamain Sterling

Aljamain Sterling Quotes

I hope we can figure out the reforms, educate and really retrain our police officers. Getting people to understand that just because I grew up a different way and my lifestyle's different, doesn't mean that you need to be afraid of me.

You can't keep a star from shining and my star's going to shine bright.

I think it's huge to set a good example. Whether you like it or not, as a professional athlete you are always going to be projected out into that spotlight of judgement. People are always going to judge every single thing we do and I think it's cool to just be real with yourself.

Obviously, I rep Jamaica. I'm a first generation born Jamaican-American. My parents are born and raised in Jamaica, my grandparents are born and raised in Jamaica, my other family still lives in Jamaica, and I still go back there.

I bring the funk. It's a different style.

I want to exit from this sport with my head intact.

You change the mind and world of one individual and that's huge, man. You reach one person and that starts a spiral effect and starts to snowball. I think that's the one thing as an athlete we should all focus on doing and that's striving to give back in a positive manner.

Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of being paid like NBA, NFL and soccer and baseball athletes. They have that cushion where they can kind of hang out. Even the guys on the bench. But for us, we don't fight, we don't get paid and that's the scary reality to it all.

I think everyone is kind of an immigrant somehow, and I wasn't raised in an American society at home. My household was a Jamaican household, so I got all my traditions, all my roots and culture intact, so I'm able to support both countries.

I'm always a guy that looks at every situation as glass half full.

A lot of guys man, they are dull and dry.

I've never been one to shy away from a challenge and I've never been one to shay away from talking a big game.

As history has shown, I don't think the UFC is in the business of doing favors for other people.

Fighters don't just fight. Not the good ones who have long, long success. The guys who make championship runs. The guys who fight for world titles. They get fizzled out, chewed up and spit out like a revolving door and then the next guy or the next female comes in to take their spot.

A lot of guys think you're almost supposed to just get stuff but you've got to put in the work, you've got to lay the foundations.

There's a lot of American citizens out there that do jobs that they hate, day in and day out. For me to do what I love to do, with people that I like and enjoy being around who are chasing the same dream, same passions, to have that around you day in and day out, I think it says a lot.

You go out there and say I fight for the UFC, people know exactly what that is.

Jose Aldo's a legend. He accomplished many great things in his lifetime.