Carlos Condit Quotes

Carlos Condit is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in various promotions, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has achieved success in the welterweight division and is known for his aggressive fighting style and well-rounded skills. Condit's accomplishments in mixed martial arts have made him a respected figure in the sport and a fan favorite.

Fighting is an important part of my life, but it's only one part of my life. The last thing I want to be is one-dimensional, as a fighter or as a person.

Georges is very good at what he does. He's got great wrestling. He's got some very, very quick, effective strikes.

The pressure of kind of being one of the top guys ... -Carlos Condit

The pressure of kind of being one of the top guys for almost a decade, it's been awesome.

My life is just like anybody else, there's ups and downs, but I always have to put it in perspective.

Whether I'm in camp or out of camp, I am 100 perce... -Carlos Condit

Whether I'm in camp or out of camp, I am 100 percent dedicated to my profession.

I know what I can do. When I was coming up, I neve... -Carlos Condit

I know what I can do. When I was coming up, I never knew what I couldn't do.

I love what I do.... -Carlos Condit

I love what I do.

I think I pose some problems for Georges that he m... -Carlos Condit

I think I pose some problems for Georges that he maybe hasn't seen in the past.

Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn are so, so good a... -Carlos Condit

Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn are so, so good at what they do in the mixed martial arts game.

There are players associations in all the other major sports. If the UFC is going to continue to grow and be legitimate, we have to get together. The fighters have to get together and have some leverage.

If you can use the takedown to control the fight, then that can be scored as octagon control. However, if you're taking somebody down, and not doing much with it, and if the guy gets right back up, then I think that stand-ups and escapes should also carry some weight in the judge's eyes.

My wife is wonderful.... -Carlos Condit

My wife is wonderful.

When I was 20, 21, 22 years old, I was making really good money for a 22-year-old, but it wasn't a huge pot. And of course I made a lot of mistakes. I'm glad I got to make those mistakes with a smaller pool of money and learn from it as opposed to learning the hard way with bigger amounts of money when there would be more consequences.

I don't think I need the rematch. I won the fight; I think I'd win a rematch. But the thing about it is, I want to be in big fights, fights where there's a lot of buzz, a lot of people wanting to see the fight, and a rematch with Nick Diaz fits the bill.

It's something I advise young fighters: Get it while the getting's good. Take care of yourself financially. Be smart and save your money and protect your damn head, dude. Try to take as little damage as possible, especially training.

Fights like that, when I have been in those really gritty wars, that's what I live for. I love that stuff.

I want to become undisputed UFC welterweight champion. I've been so close a couple of times, but I don't want to leave the sport always a bridesmaid and never a bride. I want to get that belt around my waist.

I like to keep things exciting. Every minute of th... -Carlos Condit

I like to keep things exciting. Every minute of the fight, I'm trying to finish my opponent.

I've been looked past the majority of my career. I... -Carlos Condit

I've been looked past the majority of my career. I'm overlooked, underestimated.

Georges is very good at what he does, but a lot of... -Carlos Condit

Georges is very good at what he does, but a lot of his fights aren't really very exciting.

Avenging a loss to GSP, it's definitely on my rada... -Carlos Condit

Avenging a loss to GSP, it's definitely on my radar.

A guy like Tyron Woodley, he hits like a truck. I ... -Carlos Condit

A guy like Tyron Woodley, he hits like a truck. I know personally.

I didn't go to college. I don't have a whole lot o... -Carlos Condit

I didn't go to college. I don't have a whole lot of options as far as backup plans.

I've beaten a lot of guys where I've been the underdog throughout my career. And, I've made a career out of and I've taken a lot of pleasure in proving doubters wrong. And, you do that enough times and you start to believe in your abilities.

I've loved being involved in the sport at the time that I have, and I've gotten to do what I love for a living for a long period of time.

I do think that maybe, sometimes, I get overlooked. I think it's maybe because I don't present the average image of an MMA fighter.

It's hard to get a tattoo and give it the time that it needs to heal in between trying to get ready for fights and train. I would probably have more if I wasn't having to roll around and train all the time.

I have to focus on what I have control over.... -Carlos Condit

I have to focus on what I have control over.

Fitch isn't as much of a finisher as Thiago Alves, he's more about grinding his opponent into the ground - literally. With my jiu-jitsu, I could withstand that and do better than a lot of guys have done.

In the cage, you can't say, 'Oh wait, that's off limits.' There's no timeouts, there's no substitutions and there's no saying my knee is off limits. This is a full contact sport.

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