100 Quotes by Aljamain Sterling

It's a little bit of a shame when I see some fans saying, 'Can you do me a favor and not ask questions to the fighters or the athletes about political stuff, cause we don't care about their opinions, we don't want to hear that, this is not that platform, if we wanted to hear that we would turn to CNN or FOX or ABC,' or whatever the case may be.

Just like any other job, you want a raise you've got to put in the work and you've got to show that you're deserving and what you bring to the table and all kinds of other stuff to show that you're worthy of so and so pay scale.

If you're a top 10 guy you should pay a top 10 guy or even a top 5 guy what he deserves, whether it's a lightweight or a heavyweight.

You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't matter.

Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of being paid like NBA, NFL and soccer and baseball athletes. They have that cushion where they can kind of hang out. Even the guys on the bench. But for us, we don't fight, we don't get paid and that's the scary reality to it all.

You only get 15 minutes to work and show your art and everything can you do. At the end of the day, it's a fight.

A lot of guys man, they are dull and dry.

I don't want to be resentful to the sport. I want to be able to leave the sport on a high note.

If you don't stick out then how do you expect to be remembered? I want to be one of those guys who is actually remembered.