Occupation: Mixed Martial Artist Birth: April 14, 1975
I am Not The Best, But I Have The Potential To Be Something Great..
I don't think I'm better than anyone; I just like to prove to myself that things I imagine can be done..
You must have a dragon hidden inside you. When you need, you let the dragon out..
I am not the best, but I am capable of achieving the impossible..
Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection..
I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday..
A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes.
I believe I can do things people think are impossible..
No one can know what happiness is if you have not gone through the disappointmentOne can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat..
What motivates me is to be able to do what I love to do . . . fight.
I've already done everything there is to do. Now it's just a matter of doing what I love to do..
When I started out, Jiu-Jitsu was really an elite thing in Brazil, and there was some prejudice towards poorer kids, so I had to learn things on my o….
I'm just dying to return to the Octagon and do the thing I most love in my life. That's what I want right now..
When the guys test for the steroids, they should have no more fights..
Behind every champion is a team that prepared him to become that champion..
If Somebody disrespects me they will pay for it. I promise.
I practice the martial arts. I don't practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the knowledge from the ages..
Racism, prejudice and discrimination are an inexplicable collective stupidity.
Things will happen. But you have to believe that nothing is impossible..
One can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat..
I started in this sport at 12 years of age and the goals I set was to be among the best and be the world champion..