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.

When I was younger, I was a little less focused and I liked to have a lot of fun. I'd come in and do a five-week camp or maybe a four-week camp and do a five round fight.

When I have that sinking feeling in my stomach before a fight and I have that dread that I'm going to step in there with a savage who is coming in there to hurt me... I have my best fights. I'm at my best under those circumstances.

By the time I got the notoriety to get bigger sponsors, the sponsorship tax had already taken effect, but I still had some pretty lucrative sponsors.

I've had a long career with a lot of fights, and I... -Carlos Condit

I've had a long career with a lot of fights, and I've taken a lot of punishment.

I'm a hell of a lucky guy.... -Carlos Condit

I'm a hell of a lucky guy.

I'm just a regular guy, and I think sometimes the persona of an MMA fighter are these superstars who are larger-than life-characters. I'm just me and I only try to be me, a normal guy who is interested in a lot of things and happens to have a talent for fighting in a cage.

Georges kind of cleaned out the division of all the contenders. But while he was doing that, there were some other guys that were coming to take their place.

If you put the time in and you do your work and you eliminate the surprises, then you give yourself the best shot.

I've been eight weeks into a fight camp, two weeks out from a fight, having paid coaches, booked plane tickets, and invested quite a bit of money in my camp, only to not be able to fight because my opponent got hurt. Boom. I'm out that money. It sucks.

Being the champion is cool, but the payday is real... -Carlos Condit

Being the champion is cool, but the payday is really what I'm interested in.

I try to inflict as much damage as possible, at al... -Carlos Condit

I try to inflict as much damage as possible, at all costs.

My cardio, my conditioning, is a weapon.... -Carlos Condit

My cardio, my conditioning, is a weapon.

I'm well-rounded.... -Carlos Condit

I'm well-rounded.

I go through different phases where there's times of self-doubt, but when the bell rings and it's time to throw down and I get another opponent in my face, I just go to work my best. I fight and usually it turns out well for me.

If you are competing at a high level, you have to accept that there are going to be ups and downs, because that is part of this business.

This is show business. I know that winning is super important and a gameplan is super important, but at some point you have to, this is the hurt business and you gotta to try to put your opponent out.

I think I wanted to fight, I'll probably want to f... -Carlos Condit

I think I wanted to fight, I'll probably want to fight until the day I'm dead.

I was supposed to fight Paul Daley a while back. I got staph infection in my hand and had to pull out of the fight. There's some unfinished business there. I like that fight.

I love kids and animals. I'm a pretty gentle guy.... -Carlos Condit

I love kids and animals. I'm a pretty gentle guy.

I think in training is where a lot of the injuries... -Carlos Condit

I think in training is where a lot of the injuries occur, or at least start.

I think I outperformed my actual abilities a lot by just rising to the occasion, and that's kind of what I think I thrived on for a long time.

I wasn't going to be able to re-grow my ACL back overnight. I was where I was with this and I just had to accept it. I had to stay focused on getting back. Honestly, I kind of felt in a weird way lucky because it was 12 years into my career that this happened.

I knew that in fighting, sometimes you get your butt kicked and sometimes, you do the butt-kicking. It was always a matter of trying to learn and trying to get better.

Magny is a tough test. Magny is well-rounded, has great endurance. He's got great boxing and great reach, but he doesn't have great angles. I have better movement than him and I feel that's definitely an advantage.

The difference is that the money I make from Reebok is per fight, meaning I have to fight to get that money. If I don't fight, there is no money. It's not based on me being a good spokesman or one of the faces of their company. It's a per fight thing. It's a very different thing. It's more like a fight bonus than a sponsorship.

Dwelling too much on the past, other than to learn... -Carlos Condit

Dwelling too much on the past, other than to learn specific things is counterproductive for me.

This fight is something I've been working towards for 10, 12 or 15 years, since I first started competing, not even competing, just training in Mixed Martial Arts. This is a dream of mine, and to fight Georges St-Pierre in his hometown for the undisputed belt, it's surreal and an opportunity of a lifetime for me.

I love fighting and I love this sport, and as a competitor, I never really wanted to step away. But I have to be practical. I kind of had to think about how long I could continue to do this.

It's a tough sport, and I've been at it a long tim... -Carlos Condit

It's a tough sport, and I've been at it a long time.

I'm dangerous and I can finish from a lot of diffe... -Carlos Condit

I'm dangerous and I can finish from a lot of different positions.

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