Dan Hardy Quotes

Dan Hardy

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : May 17, 1982

I'm a firm believer that the power of the mind can overcome pain.

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I can easily relate to the fighters almost as a sixth sense. I can pick up what they're thinking and read their body language.

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Controlling someone with wrestling is only effecting if you can hurt them at the same time.

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At the end of the day, it's a fight, if you don't get in there to try and beat the hell out of someone; you are never going to win.

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When my brain switches to fight mode and there is talk of opponents, then I change a little and become a little more aggressive and mouthy!

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I might be mouthy, but I'm never going to be mistreating a woman, a female employee - I would never. Anyone that's worked with me would know that. Anybody that knows me would know that.

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I'm an MMA nerd that sits in my room and researches.

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I owe nobody anything. I'm beholden to nobody.

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I never intended on fighting past a UFC contract. When I was on that four-fight losing streak, and I was considering stepping away, I wasn't thinking of going anywhere else. I was thinking about studying philosophy at university, a complete directional change.

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I always felt like my career, as far as professional MMA, would start and finish with the UFC.

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I love commentating and analyzing and training fighters.

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I'm the kind of fighter that likes to break people down, mixing in fast kicking and fast punching.

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I'm always looking at finishing a fight.

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I'll pick people apart and smile at them in the process. When I fight, you know it's going to be exciting.

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I'm an athlete, but first and foremost I'm a martial artist.

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Every time I step in the octagon I'm supposed to lose.

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I want to explore every aspect of this sport, and I'm hoping Georges is the guy I can do that against.

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John Wayne Parr is one of the best to ever do it.

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If I'm stepping in to do something I want the stakes to be high. I want people to doubt me, I want the challenge to be great.

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I can see why the UFC would picture me as being a bit problematic, because I do say what I think.

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