120 Quotes by Tyron Woodley

I want to leave a legacy behind. I want the chance to measure myself against the top guys and to have them bring out that champion within me in the Octagon.

My real fear with fighting is just not letting it go out there and hang out. I don't fear other guys. I'm just scared I'm not going to go out there and give everything I have. Like I'm only going to give a fraction of the things we trained and worked on.

What got me into MMA first was that I was a wrestler, and I was a gangbanger getting into trouble a lot and getting into fights. I grew up in a family of 15 in a four-bedroom house. It was dysfunctional, so that alone made me want to be an MMA fighter. It's really the only sport where you gotta basically depend on yourself.

Man, I fought since pre-K. I was small for my grade, but I was tough.

I've had friends who have been beaten up by police officers who put phone books in their T-shirts and then beat them up, then drive off.

I want to fight at middleweight.

I'm just trying to get paid; I'm going to be straight up.

I think people that came out originally, like 2Pac, Biggie, Snoop Dogg,, and even T.I. and Ludacris, they were original with their vibe, but at the same time, they were classics.

If I'm straight outta shape for a fight, I might need 12 weeks or more to get in shape.