100 Quotes by Ben Askren

I've never feared anyone or worried what they said as long as what I'm telling is the truth, and I'm not telling lies about people.

I just like taunting people.

If I want a kid to be good at a front headlock - which, if you're gonna wrestle at a high level, you need a good front headlock - I'm gonna put him in there 50 times in that practice.

If my team and family are happy for me, I'm not going to let what some fans think affect me in any way.

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.

I think a lot of fans don't know MMA that well. They don't understand the subtleties.

One of my favorite topics to read about my whole life has just been famous athletes, and a lot of those have been combat athletes.

I just don't get hit a lot. That's what I'm good at.

Some people who come from high levels in other backgrounds where they're used to being the best or used to being on a kind of pedestal, it's hard to kind of lower yourself again and just be one of the grunts. I kind of enjoyed that challenge in MMA.