Johny Hendricks Quotes

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Johny Hendricks

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 12, 1983

If I beat Carlos Condit, nobody's in my way.

Johny Hendricks

I had Jake Ellenberger. I trained very hard for him; then I was able to get Carlos Condit, an excellent fighter. That's what it's all about.

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You take it fight by fight, day by day. That's how I live it. That's how I train.

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I have wrestling. Yes, I do; my background is wrestling. I have knockout power. Just because I don't go out there and use it all, you don't have to use it all to win fights.

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The most important thing is to win fights. It doesn't matter how you do it.

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I think it's a dying thing these days, taking a chance. People don't always do it because they have comfort. And, you know, there might be something else out there you can do that makes you happier than the situation you're in.

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I always thought I could be pretty good, and it turns out fighting has made me happy.

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To be a world champion from Oklahoma is something that really pushes me.

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The wrestling experiences I've had, the understanding I have of my body, that stuff has allowed me to excel.

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Any time you get a title shot, you always try to wait for it the best you can.

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I don't really believe in that ring rust stuff.

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The only way to beat Georges St-Pierre, there's two ways: knock him out, or do the same thing he does to everyone else, and guess what, my wrestling is good enough to make sure I can do what he does to everyone else. I promise you that.

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I've wrestled all my life.

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What I realized is that no matter what you do, you're not alone in life. Every accomplishment worth a salt, there is someone else there who played a role and took a part.

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We've all been there, where it seems like all the cards are stacked against you, and you can't seem to do anything right. But you still have to say to yourself, 'You know what? That's not going to stop me. I still have to find a way.'

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As an athlete, there is no bigger compliment in my mind you can pay a guy when you say he can get the job done despite the obstacles he'll face.

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I've been blessed with athleticism, and don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for it. But I'm really grateful that I learned how to, without sounding arrogant, just suck it up and realize that even though I'm not at my best in a given situation, it doesn't matter. You still have to get the job done.

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I've been under the lights since my freshman year of high school.

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I've been competing my whole life. Who cares about the spotlight?

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I'm done. I'm retiring. I'm getting out of the MMA world.

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