Jon Jones Quotes

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Jon Jones

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 19, 1987

Life is supposed to be about love and good times, and so I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions, and I'm ready to move forward and allow my life to be a light to others that it's never over, even for a person like me, who has lost a tremendous amount of respect among my peers, my fans, my friends and family.

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Fitness really changed my life.

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I grew up originally in Rochester. It was where I was born and a very tough neighbourhood with a lot of violence. I consider myself lucky. When I was aged 11, in 1998, Dad moved us to a suburban area from what was a ghetto area. It gave me a chance of survival.

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Muhammad Ali was hated, and then he was loved at the very end. Floyd Mayweather was hated, and a lot of people are really coming around on him. So, I'm just trying to stay positive and try not to offend too many people along the way and hope for the best end result.

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I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.

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The struggles don't define you. It's how you handle them that determines who you are.

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The higher the risk, the higher the reward.

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It's a cold world out there, and this world will pass you by if you give another man anything over yourself.

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You've got to give your past attention, but you've got to forgive yourself, acknowledge what you did wrong, and be a man, taking responsibility. You can't not fly anymore because of the things you've been through. You've got to believe in a brighter future, that better version of yourself.

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Fighting is not what I do - it's who I am. It's what I was meant to do, what I was meant to be. I knew that right after my first MMA practice.

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You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it.

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I believe I have the attitude of a champion and a winner, and I'm not apologetic for it.

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A champion without his belt is like a knight without his sword. I've got to have it.

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The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer.

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I don't enjoy hitting people; I enjoy outsmarting them.

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I'm extremely confident. I do believe my own hype. And I'm working towards making it true.

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There's never been a southpaw fighter to make it five rounds with me. These are championship fights, and most of them can't even make it out of the normal rounds. Fought Chael Sonnen, TKOed him in round one. Fought Vitor Belfort. He made it to round four when I ended up submitting him.

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Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.

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I want to take this time to thank Daniel Cormier for being my biggest rival and motivator. He has absolutely no reason to hang his head. He has been a model champion, a model husband, a model father, a teammate, a leader, and I aspire to be a lot more like that man, because he's an amazing human being.

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It's not my business what other people think of me.

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