Gegard Mousasi Quotes

Gegard Mousasi

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : August 1, 1985

I talk bad about Uriah Hall all the time but I don't dislike the guy.

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I've fought for different organisations, different titles, from all around the world.

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People just see what they want to see.

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The more fights I have the more relaxed I get in cage or ring. It's all about experience. It's something that I try to do because I fight better when I am relaxed.

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I watch the comedy shows like 'Married With Children,' 'Friends,' 'Family Guy,' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond.'

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I like all kinds of music artists like Akon. I even listen to Lady Gaga.

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I really like Robert De Niro.

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I won the belt in DREAM, I won the belt in Strikeforce, every fight was just a fight, it wasn't something special, it just was getting in the ring and fighting.

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There are four seasons in Iran, so you can go winter skiing, you can go in summer to the beach... it's not a real tourism place, but it's a nice country if you have family and friends to visit there.

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My dad would take me to judo a few times a week. I got all these things that I was able to do once we were set up in Holland. Everything was taken care of. I think Holland is a country that takes care of their people - one of the best countries in the world.

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I think with fighting you have to have a desire to achieve something. You never see a rich kid get to the top of any combat sport because they don't have the drive. All the great boxers come from the ghetto. They all had nothing. They have the desire, the hunger but the rich kid is not going to get punched in the face. Why would they?

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When I was an amateur, I would go to knock guys out in the first minute. When you get experience, you know it doesn't work like that.

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Emotion works against you. The less emotion, the more you use your brain and fight smart.

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I've seen so many fighters getting knocked out.

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I'm a solid fighter.

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I've been training my whole life with southpaws. It's annoying to fight a guy who's a southpaw, but nothing that I haven't see.

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After doing boxing a little bit, I knew that I wanted to achieve what the other boxers were achieving: the championship and whatever comes with the championships.

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Whenever I've felt that there was a lot of pressure on me. I perform at my best.

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I could beat Yoel Romero, who is probably more dangerous than someone like Anderson Silva, but I would get more credit for beating Silva.

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My goal was never to be the best. I always wanted to make my money, and, of course, I always wanted to win my fight. Because if you keep winning, people got to say 'yeah, he is the best middleweight.' But to be honest I don't care.

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