100 Quotes by Josh Barnett

My goal is to be the absolute best in the world and to beat everybody who walks this earth. And you know what? There's a lot of people out there.

If I focus on one person, the idea is that, oh, now you've attained this goal and beaten one person. One person. Well, what about the rest of them? Now how are you going to feel about fighting them? What's the motiviation there?

Titles are spoils of war.

You have to go out there and win battles before you can raid the dead of all their belongings.

You have to beat your opponent, otherwise you get to walk home with a black eye and wounded pride.

A lot of people take shortcuts in terms of using athleticism and defensive tactics to try and have the right game plan to go out there and win in the mixed martial arts 10-point must system. The finishing ability is put aside a little bit. But to learn to really finish takes more skill. It comes down to finishing. I go out and finish people.

I hate to disappoint.

To be in the UFC would mean to go back to where I already won the belt, to go back to where I was a champion at 24 years old, and try to cement my legacy as an MMA fighter.

The unfortunate part about trial by fire in fighting is that people punch you in the face.