Johny Hendricks Quotes

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Johny Hendricks

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 12, 1983

I'm truly excited to be a part of the Reebok family. What really comes through when working with Reebok team is that they live and breathe fitness. They have an incredible heritage in training and know exactly what it takes to help athletes be as fit as they can be.

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I know that I wouldn't be where I'm at if it wasn't for God.

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Fighting lives and dies; you can't fight forever.

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The toughest fight I've ever had was T. J. Grant.

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I drive a big F-350. It's a dually. I put Ranch Hand front bumpers on it so it sticks out about another 12 inches.

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I spent a lot of my childhood growing up in Oklahoma, where I wrestled and played baseball.

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I grew up working hard to earn everything I had.

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I really didn't know If I wanted to pursue the Olympics for wrestling. I didn't know what to do with my life. So, I prayed about it. My manager called me a few weeks later and asked if I wanted to fight. I agreed to give it a shot, and I went out and got knocked out.

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I wrestled at 165 pounds in college. I would actually cut from 205 pounds down to 165, and it wasn't really a big deal for me. With me wrestling all of the time, my body got used to it.

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I've got a wife who keeps me humble.

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Pride is an amazing thing.

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The hardest thing is that the people who don't know anything about fighting, they label you. Once they get to know me, they're like, 'Ah, you're not anything like I thought.' That's probably the hardest thing about being a fighter - everything else is easy.

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When my kids grow up, my goal is someday, someone will come up to them and say, 'Your dad was an amazing person.' Not saying I was an amazing fighter but a genuine person. That's what I strive for.

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For some reason, I have a thick skull.

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Pressure lets you know what kind of person you are.

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You see a lot of guys who are told they will be the number one contender if they win the fight in front of them. They have fought a couple of really tough guys to get there, but when the chance is presented to them, something happens in some shape or form, and they aren't able to take it. They end up losing. That was the biggest fear for me.

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But after defeating Carlos Condit, I've shown I deserve to have a title shot.

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I'm going to do everything in my power and train as hard as I can to make sure that 12-pound gold buckle that says UFC on it is somewhere at my house.

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I think my strength is going to be my greatest attribute and speed.

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There's nobody at welterweight I didn't face that I wasn't stronger than. I didn't face anybody that I didn't feel I couldn't outpower.

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