Diego Sanchez Quotes

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Diego Sanchez

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : December 31, 1981

I'm doing this to survive. I'm doing this for my livelihood. I'm fighting with my heart and my soul and my passion. I'm going to give it everything I've got.

Diego Sanchez

I give all the credit to God, he's the one who keeps me healthy and I'm just doing what I'm doing. I love this sport. When I got into it I loved it and I've loved it since I was a young child. I'm one of those fighters that just really loved to fight and I embraced it.

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I'm not ruling out the possibilities of being an 'Ultimate Fighter' coach.

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As long as I'm healthy and as long as I'm good, I want to fight as much as I can.

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I'm here to be the greatest of all time, and that's what I'm striving for.

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I love to watch that movie 'Cinderella Man.' He comes from the top and he goes to the bottom and he makes it back up to the top. I just kind of see myself as a guy like him.

Diego Sanchez

Those welterweight guys, man, you definitely can feel their punches. They hit a lot harder. They pack a lot more power than a lightweight or a featherweight.

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Guys are a little quicker on their feet at '45. As far as wrestling goes, the guys at 155 or 170 are harder to take down.

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I feel a strong victory over Gilbert Melendez makes a definite statement.

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I want to be the first one to say I beat both Diaz brothers.

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It's been my dream to fight Matt Hughes for the championship.

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In the end, if you're in the UFC, you are a professional, you paid your dues, and you know exactly what this job entails. You should go in there as a professional and do what you do.

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I'm going to leave it all out in the cage and know that I'm trying to finish my opponent, even knowing that most of my time it ain't going to be a finish.

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I live for God and my family.

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I want to show my fans what happens when you are focused and what God will do for you if you are walking the narrow path.

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I look up to fighters like Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. A lot of the fighters that fought into their older age and for me, as a warrior, I just love it.

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I really liked the transition Demian Maia made from 185 pounds to 170. I plan on doing the same thing as a featherweight.

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I think my fans know everything about me. What they don't know they can wonder about.

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I train my mind as much as I train my body.

Diego Sanchez

After weigh-ins you're doing wheat pasta or you're trying to carb back up. This was actually really throwing me off, causing an inflammatory response in my digestive system, in my brain, in my body. Throwing off my mind.

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