Alexander Gustafsson Quotes

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

Lesnar is a bully. I'd hurt him and show him that he couldn't hurt me. That doesn't sound too technical, but in a fight with Brock Lesnar, you need to go after him.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

I love fighting back. I love finding allies, and - famously - I enjoy making enemies.

People automatically think that because you attack, you can't defend. Not true.

One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge.

No one is really playing the good guy, but if they want to play the bad guy, I'm ready to play the super hero and take these guys out.

My job is fighting.

That's the secret, hit without getting hit.

The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

That's why I love fighting, because I get to have a big battle every couple months to make up for the little battles I have to forfeit every day

Those who do not know how to fight worry die young.

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.

I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you.

We're not going to take this sitting down. We are fighting back.

The harder they resist us, the tougher will be our response.

When you are attacked, you have to deck your opponent.

New York and I are not punching bags. You hit us and we will hit back.

When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

I thrive on physical confrontation. It's a competitive juice in me. I'm always going to have that in the back of my mind. So whether I'm 49, 59, 69 or 109, I'm always going to think that I can go out and compete.

I like to make people quit. Whether it's because I'm striking them or submitting them, I just want to make them quit. In the war of wills, that's the win.

My first boxing experience came at around 14. There was always confrontation in the area I grew up in. My mentality, I'll be honest, was if someone tries it with me, I want to be able to knock them out.

I think the best thing to say is that I was born to fight.