Urijah Faber Quotes

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Urijah Faber

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 14, 1979

For me, fitness is a lifetime commitment; I don't remember ever being out of shape.

Urijah Faber

Ribs are a real tricky thing: you don't really know when they're going to heal, especially when mine weren't broken. I don't know what it was, exactly - either a deep bruise or cartilage.

Urijah Faber

The cheaters are going to find way to cheat over and over again.

Urijah Faber

It's kind of a weird thing when you've been at the top of a division you've been in your entire career to kind of take a backseat because of friendship.

Urijah Faber

Fighting Raphael Assunaco isn't that exciting to me. I have nothing against him; he's a good guy and a good fighter.

Urijah Faber

This is a mean world, and everyone likes to jump in and kick people when they're down.

Urijah Faber

There's guys who train hard. There's guys who believe they're real tough. But there's only a certain amount of guys who believe - like, really believe - they should be the champion. I know I have that mentality, and I know other guys who have that mentality.

Urijah Faber

The most important thing in a fighter is his mentality. Do you really believe that you're the baddest dude on the planet?

Urijah Faber

When you're at world championship level, you're fighting other guys who are at a world championship level.

Urijah Faber

Things change when you're fighting the best guys in the world.

Urijah Faber

I was 133-pounder all through college, and that's probably my natural fighting weight, but if it isn't broken, why fix it? I've been a champion at 145.

Urijah Faber

I'd be down to go to 135. I've competed most of my life at that weight.

Urijah Faber

You can't make mistakes against top guys.

Urijah Faber

This sport is not very forgiving.

Urijah Faber

Dana White's awesome. He's an emotional guy, but I feel like he's a good guy. He's an emotional guy. He's like Donald Trump. He says whatever the hell he wants.

Urijah Faber

I'm a big fan of 'The Last Dragon' - Bruce Leroy and Sho'nuff - that's one of my favorite movies growing up.

Urijah Faber

When I face an opponent in the cage, it doesn't really matter who they are. Whether they're my buddy, like Scott Jorgensen, or someone I don't like, like Dominick Cruz, I'm going in there and realizing this guy is trying to hurt me, and that's what I'm going to do to him. I try to keep it real basic.

Urijah Faber

The longer you stay out of this sport, the less sharp you are, and I've been aware of that; that's why I've stayed and haven't wanted to retire and come back - because you skip a beat.

Urijah Faber

This is the one sport you don't want to be one foot in one foot out.

Urijah Faber

I know in my heart that I can compete at multiple weights.

Urijah Faber