Cub Swanson Quotes

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Cub Swanson

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : November 2, 1983

If I fight that fight that makes everybody go, 'Wow, he's unstoppable,' - that's all I can do.

Cub Swanson

I think many fighters could go pro in another sport. When it really boils down to it, it's because we are the best athletes in the world.

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The ability to lean into adversity is something I've always had.

Cub Swanson

I want people to know that anyone, from anywhere, can make it as far as they want, as long if they are willing to do what it takes.

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When I think less and just go out there and perform, I do my best work.

Cub Swanson

I decided to pursue MMA after training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about a year and seeing my first fight. I told myself, that looks scary but I think I could do that.

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I want to test myself.

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I think that one thing that I've prided myself on is that tough situations make for tougher people and that was one of my goals as well getting into this sport, I wanted to be a tougher human. I wanted to be a tougher man and basically when I had kids I'd be able to be like a superhero to them, and I feel like I'm accomplishing that.

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I can fight a lot of different ways. I'm pretty crafty.

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I've always trained hard and I've never slacked.

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I've always believed that fighters owe the fans a show. I'm a fighter and my job is to beat the man in front of me, but, I want to do it in a way that is memorable to people.

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Any time I've been knocked down, I've come back even better. I think everyone knows that about me.

Cub Swanson

When I was super young, and everybody who has been in fan of mine from the WEC days, I was just tough as nails, fearless and that's what made me tick. I'm not those things anymore. I'm fearless, but I plan ahead. I'm strategic. I'm smarter, and I'm just a different person than I was.

Cub Swanson

When you're on a win streak, your confidence is high, and it means everything in your camp has been working and it means you're on the right track.

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I think money isn't everything.

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When you treat your career early on really crappy, you can't expect to be in a good position. That's just the way pro fighting is.

Cub Swanson

You look at my fight with Holloway, I don't even tell my corner I broke my hand and I broke my jaw and I fought three rounds. That's just what I do, in my mind I'm thinking I can still win this, I can still win this. That's your thing is to never give up.

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If you want to be the best, sometimes you get the raw end of the deal. It's life.

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I like to stand and bang.

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I'm fast and I move well so I know how to come in at weird angles and keep my feet under me. I'm looking for that power shot and I might not be able to fire off anything after it if my feet aren't under me. Footwork is a huge part of my game.

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