Quinton Jackson Quotes

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Quinton Jackson

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : June 20, 1978

I try to knock people out and try to make an exciting fight.

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I think the fighters, we deserve certain respect, because we put our bodies and health on the line to entertain people.

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A lot of top fighters, what do they do after they retire from fighting? They're real popular. Like Tito Ortiz. They've got so much momentum, they're so popular and then they fall off the face of the Earth. They should take acting lessons. They should keep their fans.

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Fighters are my comrades. There are a lot of them with great personalities, they're great fighters, and they should be lifted up a little bit more. I just wish MMA would do that.

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If promoters figure out a way to keep the fighters happy then those fighters will tell other fighters and that promotion will win.

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You can tell when people don't like you. Especially being a black man born and raised in the South in America, you can tell when people don't like you. It's just a skill that you get.

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I know why I lose fights. If you don't know why you lost a fight or won a fight, you shouldn't be fighting. I know when I do right when I win, and I know what I do wrong when I lose.

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I'm more than just a fighter, I'm an entertainer, I like to entertain people.

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A person like Roy Nelson, a lot of people can relate to him. A lot of Americans look like him, especially where I come from in the South.

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A lot of fighters are cocky.

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I'm kind of lazy.

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I fought some guy who looked like Steven Seagal, some aikido guy or something. The fight's not even on my record, I don't remember his name. My dad was there at the fight and he said he blinked and he missed the fight, so I think I finished him fast or something. I forgot all about that fight.

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If the fans want to enjoy watching me fight, enjoy me with my love for fighting, it's fine. But if they don't, it don't cross my mind. If the fans still love me, I can put on good shows for them.

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I don't care, I'll fight a guy bigger than me.

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In Bellator, they don't attack you for your sponsors. They get you sponsors. They don't get mad at you for doing movies. They get you movies.

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I was the last PRIDE champion.

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I come from the PRIDE generation, where it's entertainment first.

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I've got much respect for everybody but Bisping.

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I'd like to fight Bisping because of some personal stuff.

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