Rafael dos Anjos Quotes

Rafael dos Anjos

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 26, 1984

Everybody likes money. I like money. I need money to survive. But I don't love money. Money is not my god.

Rafael dos Anjos

Everybody needs money, but I'm a fighter. For what I make, I'm happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it's about honor.

Rafael dos Anjos

When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.

Rafael dos Anjos

I just have to go out and fight my fight and fight to win.

Rafael dos Anjos

Ever since I was 10 years old doing jiu-jitsu, I've done well against the tall guys.

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Man, Ben Henderson, Donald Cerrone... these guys are a different level, man.

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Cerrone, he's a very good Muay Thai guy, very long.

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Press conferences aren't the best thing to do, but it's part of the job.

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I still have a lot to do, a lot to improve.

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A lot of fighters come from Brazil. We've been doing this for long, long years.

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When you want the belt, you have to work for it.

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If I take two years off, I would want to fight as much as possible.

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Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.

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People say McGregor is tall and all that. He's as tall as I am, or maybe even shorter. He might have a longer reach, but I've fought Nate Diaz and Cerrone, who had reach advantage, and fought Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson.

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I was tested against the best.

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The way I train, the way I spar, I'm out of my comfort zone every single day, and you can see the result in my fights.

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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?

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I have to take care of my family, my team, and my legacy.

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We have a lot of Brazilians in the United States. It doesn't mean we're traitors to our country.

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Brazil is on my side.

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