Josh Barnett Quotes

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Josh Barnett

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : November 10, 1977

A guy with my size and speed, the technical savate kicks can be very dangerous for a heavyweight.

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Any way I can beat somebody up, I want to learn it.

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I have been doing some savate training.

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You know, there is more to being a coach than just techniques.

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This isn't the Best Friend Fighting Championship. This is MMA.

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The fighter knows best. Let them do their job. If they want to quit, they'll quit.

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The worst thing you can do to a fighter is stop it before you give him a chance to give all he's got.

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I think Cormier is a great opponent. He's a guy who has competed at the highest level of athletics and I'm going to have to train really hard for him.

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We understand in this sport, of course, people will develop friendships. But at the same time, in our business, you'll fight, and we're OK with that.

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I just make sure I'm in good shape to fight whoever's in front of me.

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If I were to fight Fedor I think it'd be a great match and I don't think there'd be any problem.

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Strikeforce needs a real champ. It needs a real champ like me or Cormier.

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You're the favorite when you've won, you're the loser when you lost.

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I'm a born fighter.

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My goal is to be the absolute best in the world and to beat everybody who walks this earth. And you know what? There's a lot of people out there.

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If I focus on one person, the idea is that, oh, now you've attained this goal and beaten one person. One person. Well, what about the rest of them? Now how are you going to feel about fighting them? What's the motiviation there?

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Titles are spoils of war.

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You have to beat your opponent, otherwise you get to walk home with a black eye and wounded pride.

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A lot of people take shortcuts in terms of using athleticism and defensive tactics to try and have the right game plan to go out there and win in the mixed martial arts 10-point must system. The finishing ability is put aside a little bit. But to learn to really finish takes more skill. It comes down to finishing. I go out and finish people.

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The thing about 'Bigfoot,' he's a big guy and he's agile for a big guy, but he's not that agile and he's not that athletic. In fact, being a big guy is probably his greatest asset.

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