Cub Swanson Quotes

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Cub Swanson

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : November 2, 1983

I believe the UFC knows I'm capable of fighting the top guys and that I'm willing to take them all on.

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When my family urged me to retire, it made me re-evaluate everything for the first time.

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Golf doesn't look like it's going to be that hard, but then you start to do it and you realize, 'Wow, this isn't that simple.' Me being an athlete and knowing my body, it was frustrating at first and I was having a hard time with it. But I had a coach and I was able to pick up on the little things that were required.

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My goal from Day One has always been to be proud of myself when I retire, whenever that may be and whatever I may have accomplished to that point.

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I'm able to perform to my best on a given night, and that's all I can ask of myself.

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I would never say yes to a fight that would take me out of the title picture if I'm in it. If I did it, I'd want to be compensated. That's the important thing. If you ask me to do something like that, I need to be compensated correctly.

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I've trained side-by-side with all these boxers and they make more money than me.

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When you're trying to add something to your game, you always lose something else, and that something else is something so important.

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That's what I want. I want the big fights, not only to get the title shot but to secure my future and whatever I pursue after fighting.

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It is very important I live up to my own expectations as far as popularity and knowing that I left my mark on the sport.

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Whatever big fights I can get, I'm up for the challenge.

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I feel like I'm the fastest puncher in the featherweight division.

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Golf didn't seem like it was for everybody. I didn't grow up with a whole lot of money, and my perception was that golf was for a snootier crowd.

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Golf is about power and balance, and it's the same in fighting. If you have confidence in your physicality, you're going to be mentally strong.

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I like steering kids toward golf. If they really have it in their blood to fight, then fine, but it's a hell of a job. Golf is a safer bet.

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For me, it's always been about being the absolutely best you could possibly be.

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After I lost to Chad Mendes, that was a point in my life when everything had changed, I really didn't know why I was fighting anymore, for a brief amount of time.

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For a long time, I've been an overthinker. The problem with that is when you're in perfect shape for a fight and you've got everything worked out and you've got all the moves you think you're going to need and everything's fine but in your own mind you're going to make up things and you just add pressure.

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Going five rounds is never fun.

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People have been doubting me throughout my entire career, and I love to prove them wrong.

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