Explore Quotes by Chael Sonnen

It doesn't matter if I'm a rival of Anderson Silva's or not; I'm also very objective. And I'm not going to take something from a guy that he earned. Anderson Silva earned the right to be called the greatest of all time. And those are just the facts.

I don't want to be an also-ran.

I like Bryan Caraway a lot; I used to train with him. I consider him a friend.

I'm not going to sidestep anybody, I'm not going to back down from anybody at any weight, and most importantly, I'm not going to pick on a guy who is weaker.

As fighters, the stark reality is, there's times in that cage when we want out. There's times when we've had enough and we want out, and we're able to recognize defeat.

If your body produces testosterone naturally, fine. Mine doesn't.

I will never hope to walk into a room and be cheered.

I would never discredit the sport or my opponent by reading my injury list before or after the fight. I've always thought it's a very underhanded thing to do, and it's a very cowardly thing to do, to come out and say, 'I'm hurt,' particularly if you win a fight.

I don't really know what 'respect' means. That sounds like something a kid in the street says after he's getting ready to take your coat and your shoes.

Accosting somebody in public can be regrettable. Accosting a gangster can be hazardous.

I don't walk around looking into cameras and telling people I'm the best fighter in the world just to hear myself talk. I say it for the same reason they put warnings on packages of cigarettes, and fighting Chael Sonnen may be hazardous to one's health.

Brian Stann is a great guy. I voted him in for the President of the United States in 2008, and I will write him in again in 2012.

I'm OK with being booed.

I want to make the UFC money.

Nobody wants to fight Brian Stann. I'm not the only guy, and that's not a big secret.

I don't think I've ever had a better experience in the sport than coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter.' I got to do it twice, but I got to really build relationships there that will last forever.

I see a lot of people try to come out and copy me, duplicate me, and give it the old college try, but at the end of the day, there's only one Chael Sonnen.

I'm a tournament guy; that's what I grew up doing.

A double leg in MMA is completely different than what you would do in wrestling because the posture's different. You're standing upright as opposed to bent over; you're slipping a punch as a opposed to grabbing a guy's elbow and doing a traditional elbow pull or slide-by in wrestling.

I have never asked the crowd for their approval, and I will never start.

I've got two 10-8 rounds against Anderson Silva. That's just the truth. I have no equal at middleweight.