“If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Sometimes spectacular things look really great, but when push comes to shove come fifth round, the basics, fundamentals and technical aspects are going to come into effect.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I always believed in myself, and even in the bad times, when I’d do bits of greatness here and there, it was those kinds of things that kept me alive and helped me to get to where I am now.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Just being able to grind, day in and day out. You have to be a different kind of person to not just do the workouts, but to not make money for months at a time.”
― Robbie Lawler
“It’s all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That’s always the game plan.”
― Robbie Lawler
“You don’t appreciate what you have when it all comes to you real quick. I went from nothing to everything all at once.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t fight for my legacy or for the glory or anything like that. The feedback from the fans is nice, don’t get me wrong; it’s a good feeling having them – you on their side. But I’m motivated by making a good living for my family, and that’s what made me get serious about this.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I think people appreciate that I’ve been around so long, and I never gave up on myself and just kept grinding, and eventually I made it to the top.”
― Robbie Lawler
“To take what I have, they’re going to have to have more than skill and technique. It’s a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That’s just who I am. I’m not messing around out there. I’m not giving it away.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Every day, I need to get better. I need to get stronger. I need to get faster.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I was always into martial arts and boxing.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Holly Holm is a heck of an athlete and a heck of a fighter.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t really pick my opponents.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Who am I to say anybody can’t do what they want to do and create their own destiny if they believe in something?”
― Robbie Lawler
“There’s always going to be some phenom fighter coming up. If they’re special athletes and highly trained, they’ll do big things.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it’s all about being more strategic and looking for a way to get a finish.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I was a huge Mike Tyson fan, would sit through the night watching boxing matches and would hit the bag at every opportunity I would get.”
― Robbie Lawler
“In college, I tried to start wrestling as soon as I could and when it was available to me, as I loved competing, and then got into MMA under Pat Miletich, where I was able to sharpen all my skills and develop into a true fighter.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time – that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn’t looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge!”
― Robbie Lawler
“For me, it’s always the same: worrying about how I can get better, the techniques I can do.”
― Robbie Lawler
“My coaches and I always stress getting better and working on all aspects, so I’m ready to fight and take it to the next level.”
― Robbie Lawler
“You want to go out there, and you want to be sharp, and you want to execute your game plan and… get it done fast.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Every fighter wants to… take the least amount of damage possible.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I was a striker before a wrestler. I’ve always wanted to knock people out.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’ve been fighting for a long time.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I only know I feel good when I fight.”
― Robbie Lawler
“He’s been doing this a long time. Hats off to a champion, Carlos Condit.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m not a matchmaker; I don’t run the UFC – I’m a fighter. So I’ll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I fought for, like, five years in Hawaii – nothing better than that. It was awesome. Every fight, I went on vacation, and I wasn’t cutting any weight, so I could just eat whatever I wanted. I enjoyed it.”
― Robbie Lawler
“When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m going to fight until my body says otherwise.”
― Robbie Lawler
“If I don’t have the drive and determination to wake up every day and train with young, hungry fighters, if I don’t want to do that, then I need to get out of the game, but as long as my body says I’m all right, and my hunger stays the same, I’m going to keep going.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Obviously, CM Punk is a really big draw for the UFC. He’s going to bring a lot of eyes to the UFC, and the better he does, the better it’ll be for all MMA fighters as far as sponsorships and stuff.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I think the UFC’s done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I just move forward and not worry about the things I can’t control.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I try not to worry about what people think and what people think I should do each fight, how impressive I need to be. I need to go out there and win; that’s what it comes down to.”
― Robbie Lawler
“When you’re on a roll, you want to stay busy – you want to keep that momentum going.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I just take it one fight at a time.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I just train hard and worry about the things I can control.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m not just a guy who can knock people out.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m tactical, and I have a lot of heart – something that you don’t see when you watch a lot of fights.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I always thought I could be the best, and that’s what I’ve been doing all these years.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I didn’t care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don’t concentrate on what everyone else was saying.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I want it to be one-sided. I don’t want to take any bumps or bruises: I want to go out and dictate all aspects and go out the way I came in. I’m looking to dominate and dictate.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that’s what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys fires me up.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m just a quiet guy who loved to fight.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don’t have to worry about what other people expect out of you.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I expect greatness out of myself.”
― Robbie Lawler
“The thing is I always believed in myself. I always believed that I was going to be the best in the world.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I just worry about myself. I’m just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I’m gonna still be me.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Everyone likes different things. Not everyone’s the same. Not everyone runs their mouth. Not everyone can fight.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’ve always had a belief in myself and an ability to always do what I believe.”
― Robbie Lawler
“When you’re coming up, and you have Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Jens Pulver and Pat Miletich, Jeremy Horn to train with and compete with – guys that have fought in Japan, all over the world – and you see these guys every day, you just embrace the grind and get after it: you have no choice but to succeed.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t really dabble into the politics of MMA too much.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t know what the fans expect out of these fighters, but I know what I expect out of myself. And that’s go out there, beat people up, and just be me.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I can see that I can be a role model.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I know you can’t fight forever, and there’s only so long you can do this.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Drew McFedries was the hardest hitter I’ve ever been around. A big, strong, athletic guy with power. He didn’t have to hit you with a hard shot or load up – even the little short shots could hurt you.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Everyone’s got an opinion, and not all of them are good ones.”
― Robbie Lawler
“The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that’s what I plan on doing and doing it many times.”
― Robbie Lawler
“The basics win fights.”
― Robbie Lawler
“My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Even when you lose, you get better. Sometimes when you lose, you win.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Sometimes when you are winning, you don’t see your flaws; you don’t see what you are not good at.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m not gonna tell any man what he should do in life.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself.”
― Robbie Lawler
“It’s nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and they are quick to put me back in there. But I really just focus on myself and getting ready to fight.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I focus on making sure I’m sharp, and it doesn’t matter who I am fighting. I need to perform at my best and try to elevate my game to the highest level I possibly can, so that is what I concentrate on doing.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’ve always loved to fight. I love what I do, and that is why I’ve been doing it for so long. I really enjoy fighting and competing at a high level. I love getting in there and getting after it.”
― Robbie Lawler
“There wasn’t much money in this sport when I started, but I didn’t get into it because of money. I loved to fight, and I loved MMA.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Adidas is one of the biggest companies in the world. To have a company like that, a mainstream company, a major sports company, to say they want me, it’s awesome.”
― Robbie Lawler
“No one ever wants fight of the night. Every fight I’ve gone in, I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit – they’re highly trained, and I just can’t get them out of there, so I get fight of the night.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I want to knock people out.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Winning fires me up.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m just fighting a lot of high-level guys. I feel everyone is trying to be tactical, everyone is trying to put their A-game out there, and I have to find a way to win. I’m all about moving on and trying to get better.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’m just willing to do a lot, take a lot, and force people into a fight. That’s something a lot of people aren’t ready to do. Some people are.”
― Robbie Lawler
“When push comes to shove, I’m a fighter, and I’m going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it’s a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that’s something I have. That’s who I am.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I’ve actually done a really good job listening to my body, relaxing. Some days you train hard, some days you rest a little bit.”
― Robbie Lawler
“When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t like going to decisions. I always try to finish people, knock them out, beat them up, and that’s always the game plan.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I don’t worry about who they’re putting in front of me. Why would I? That’s just nonsense for me to waste my energy.”
― Robbie Lawler
“My coaches do all the breakdowns of my opponents, and I leave that up to them.”
― Robbie Lawler
“It doesn’t matter who I’m facing. I’m concentrating on myself.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Woodley has tremendous athleticism, brings a lot of technique – well-rounded fighter.”
― Robbie Lawler
“My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Everyone’s out there trying to take what’s mine, and they’re going to have to fight me for it.”
― Robbie Lawler
“You can only stay at a high level so long before you need to rest your body.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.”
― Robbie Lawler
“I was getting a lot of good work with my wrestling up in Iowa, but I needed a more all-around game, striking, jiu-jitsu at a high level. I had a lot of good coaches out at ATT to work with. They pushed me. Everything was smarter. Everything was precise.”
― Robbie Lawler
“It has never been a motivation thing. I’m a fighter. I always show up and give it my all.”
― Robbie Lawler
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