ROYCE GRACIE

Everyone wants to fight me. It's a long list.

There's so much talent in Brazil, so many guys that will probably never get discovered.

I travel seven months a year, so it's a lot of hotels and airplanes. I teach about three hours a day. I always go for a run. I try to lift some weights if I have the time and the strength. But running and teaching, that's my life.

GSP is at the top of my list in knowing how to use strategy, how to bring an opponent out of his game, how to beat a guy without taking a beating. And he's good in standup and good at grappling.

I'm a prize fighter. Put me in any card and I'll sell it out. I can do it, man.

If I had doubts, I would've never walked into the ring.

I have such a big family, sometimes, I was wondering, when is it going to be my turn? There's always a brother who's older, younger, bigger, stronger, faster, I was like, 'hey, give me a chance guys.'

I fight because I want to not because I have to.

I never drank, never party, Carnival, none of that.

It's always good to have more promotions, give more fighters work.

I am a product of my father's work.

Mike Tyson is a good boxer, but he is not the best fighter. I am the best fighter.

In any professional level competition, soccer players, you've got to know when to stop.

In a street fight there is no time-limit, no weight division, you don't choose your opponent.

I'm a vale-tudo fighter.

Gracie Jiu Jitsu is the most complete art of self defense there is out there. You don't have to be strong. You don't have to be fast.

I did a seminar once in Pennsylvania when there was big snow, road construction, a big flood and just one person showed up. I said, 'No problem, I'll do it.' If there's one or 100 on the mat, the juice is still there.

My father didn't make us fighters, he made us teachers.

I don't drink, I don't smoke.

I believe in pure jiu-jitsu. That's what I've done in the past.

You're a warrior or you're not.

I never put a 'last one' tag on my fights because you never know.

I have fought all my life, that is easy for me.

My grandfather was doing business with a Japanese man. In exchange of good relationship the man taught my uncles the art of jiu jitsu. My father couldn't do it because he was very weak, he couldn't do one press-up, so he just sat back and watched, and memorised. What he did was add leverage into the moves.

I'm happy and satisfied with my accomplishments. I sleep well at night.