Anthony Smith Quotes

Anthony Smith

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : July 26, 1988

There were several times when I was cutting to '85 that I wasn't sure if I was going to live. Yeah, it was bad.

Anthony Smith

When I fought Josh Neer the first time, he broke me and that will never happen again. Cause it's the worst feeling in the world.

Anthony Smith

I get the mindset of wanting to work your way up the ladder and fight guys that are ranked, but if you come off a couple of losses and you're ranked 10-15, then you've got to start fighting guys outside the rankings and give some of us opportunities to get in there, or else we're all just spinning our wheels here.

Anthony Smith

Jimmy Crute is not a fun fight. There's nothing fun about that dude. There's nothing fun about preparing for him, and I mean that with the utmost respect because of how tough he is.

Anthony Smith

I'm not wowed by Jon Jones. That's not saying that I don't think he's a phenomenal fighter, but I'm not afraid of him and I think that Jon has a lot of people beat before they even get in there.

Anthony Smith

I think that Rockhold has some similarities to some of the things that Adesanya does. They're both very kick heavy, they're not huge boxers as far as the striking goes.

Anthony Smith

If you go back and you look my career, there's been lots of ups and there's been lots of downs.

Anthony Smith

Jimmy Crute's a monster.

Anthony Smith

Deep down, I truly believe that I can beat Jon Jones. But deep down, I know that I might not be able to - and that's what drives me. That's what motivates me.

Anthony Smith

I dropped out of high school.

Anthony Smith

You've never heard me talk about a bad stoppage, a bad referee, I've never done that. But what I have done is criticize them for things they're unwilling to do. It's because they don't want to take the heat.

Anthony Smith

I'm a pressure guy that gets in your face and swings hammers.

Anthony Smith

I was doing construction work, working security until maybe two or three in the morning. There were no training camps. Just training. I've fought in the worst places on the worst circuits.

Anthony Smith

I want my career in my own hands.

Anthony Smith

I remember what a loss in 2006 felt like as an amateur.

Anthony Smith

Had Glover been a three-round fight, I would have won that fight. Had I not gotten the two leg kicks, I'm fairly confident I beat Rakic. Both of those guys did great jobs, they're both incredible competitors.

Anthony Smith

Nothing in my entire life has ever come easy for me.

Anthony Smith

Sometimes, when your body betrays you, it seems like it's just too much and you're never going to be the same, and if you can't be the same, you don't want to compete if you can't be the same.

Anthony Smith

I never go to the media and talk about my personal contract stuff. I know that people get mad about this, but I do believe there's something to be said for that. I don't go to the media and try to negotiate through the media.

Anthony Smith

After the fight, yeah, it will be great to say I had the honor of competing against Shogun, but until then, Shogun is the guy who is in the way of what I want.

Anthony Smith