Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Quotes

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : June 2, 1976

The American fans, they follow the sport very much. They know the news. The know the guys who are coming up.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The Japanese people treated me very well. They appreciated how I considered the martial arts, the jiu-jitsu and judo. There's some good points and bad points to fight there. The distance was too far from where I used to live in Brazil. It was a 27-hour flight.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I don't think I need to prove to anyone how good my jiu-jitsu is.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

For sure, when you don't have a fight, you don't have the pressure. Without the pressure, your mind is more open to learning. I learned a lot of good things.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I always keep training like an athlete. It's a lifestyle. I love that.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

We are very proud to step in the Octagon.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When you wake up in the morning and have good training and learn something, have good adrenaline and you're going to face some good guys in the gym, that keeps you warm.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

In five rounds, the guy who is better prepared is going to win the fight, so I like the idea of a five-round fight.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've improved a lot of things. I've improved a lot of my hands.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When you're fighting five rounds, I know I gotta move a lot.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I like submitting guys, but if I see an opportunity for a KO, I won't let it go.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've always had a passion to follow the development of new athletes and that's what I intend to continue doing.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

As a fighter you got to be 100 percent.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

My BJJ works very well.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I love the training routine but I have to be 100 percent to fight.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Every single fighter in the UFC dreams to be the champ.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I implanted an intraocular contact lens, and if you poke me in the eye really hard it moves. Imagine how many punches I took... I had to put it back in place all the time.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've had a chance to fight for a couple titles in my life. That's what keeps me motivated.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

For those who believed in me or not, because I knew there'd be people in there who didn't believe in me but would cheer for me.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I want to help further the spread of MMA around the world and give my contribution to the emergence and development of young talent.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira