NICK DIAZ

I've been watching Frank Shamrock fight since the beginning.

I had a really hot girlfriend in high school and I'd get into fights over that. And by the time I got into high school, I was moved around into a lot of schools, so I was getting into fights in high school.

I want to go against the best fighters. That's why I'm always calling out Georges St-Pierre.

Sometimes I'm like, man, I wish I'd just fall off, so people stop talking about me.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who's in tune with what's really going on.

The UFC wants me to fight. The people want me to fight. I don't want me to fight.

I'm not going backwards in this sport ever, especially in pay. Why would I?

I'll fight anywhere.

I don't want to say I was a big Shinya Aoki fan, but it's just that I felt like he got out and was able to do a lot of the tricks that I like to do before I was able to do them. I guess you can say, a little bit jealous in a way that he was making that sort of show before I was.

I don't know how they judge fights sometimes.

I'd like to be thought of as someone who keeps it real.

Stylistically, though, I've always liked Carlos Condit, because he at least amounted to at least the level of doing what I do. I mean, but I think he stands a little upright.

You know what? I've never paid taxes in my life. I'm probably going to go to jail.

I don't have anything against Georges St-Pierre. I think he's a great fighter. I think he's a nice guy just like everybody else, and he's a great role model. I would love to be that too if I was in that position.

Have you ever seen me knock somebody out and make a big scene? Hell no.

For me, I already fought some of the best people there are. I already did, you know, what I need to do for me.

I had my mom drive me to practice everywhere. I'm really grateful I had her.

I'm fighting hard, I'm training hard. I'm still walking over people and stepping over people to get where I'm going and I would really like to give back especially to my mom, who was there for me when I was a kid.

Don't tell me I'm crazy. I'm out here acting natural.

Everybody wants to do a fight with me, champions at 170, champions at 185.

You can't lie to the fans. They know what they want to see.

That's a disgusting thought to have to fight my brother. I don't even appreciate being asked about that.

I'm ready to fight anybody.

If you don't find time to meditate and get all that negative out, and if you don't have the right people being positive around you, this is a very scary job to have if you don't learn how to control your fear.

I do get paid well as an MMA fighter, but this isn't boxing and I feel like we should get paid like this is boxing.