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Demetrious Johnson

American Athlete

Born: Aug 13, 1986

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My wife is very supportive. Demetrious Johnson

Wife Supportive Very

When I'm done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That's my legacy, ladies and gentlemen. Demetrious Johnson

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I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career. Demetrious Johnson

Love Great Great Things Amazing Fighting Lot Done Company Things Career

MMA has the rudest, most negative, dumbest, ignorant fans in the world - but it also has the most passionate fans in the world. Demetrious Johnson

World Fans Negative Most Also Passionate Dumbest Ignorant

I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've always appreciated talent over everything else. Demetrious Johnson

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I don't want to say I was ever scared to voice my opinion. I was just trying to make a good example, I guess you could say. And even when I'm more outspoken, I believe that I am still making a good example for younger athletes and also future athletes. Demetrious Johnson

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If you look at the end of a roll of toilet paper, like the brown paper tube, I basically worked in a factory that made humongous ones like that - for concrete or anything you wanted to put in there. I was the guy who chopped those up into smaller pieces, put them in a box, throw it in a pallet, wrap it up, jump in a forklift and put it on a truck. Demetrious Johnson

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I don't have small goals; I just have goals, and it's, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career. Demetrious Johnson

Goals Healthy Stay Small Very Just Successful Career Two

I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows? Demetrious Johnson

Hope Me People Remember Remember Me Knows Greatest Who

I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by. Demetrious Johnson

Work Too Way Gym Judges Just Woo Skate Hard

I wake up around 8:30, 8:45. I eat my breakfast, hit the road by 10 A.M., and get to the gym by 11. Demetrious Johnson

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I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts. Demetrious Johnson

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That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better. Demetrious Johnson

Me Better Kind See Put Hours Makes How Workmanship Many

I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division. Demetrious Johnson

Best World Fighter Think Everyone Beat Division Reason

Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000. Demetrious Johnson

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I'm just a small guy. Demetrious Johnson

Guy Small Just

I do not like getting hit. I can take a hit, but I don't want to damage my brain if I don't have to. Demetrious Johnson

Take Like Brain Hit Getting Want Damage

Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn't sell me or my fights. Demetrious Johnson

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I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end up making a million dollars is Conor McGregor - that's just because of how his contract is structured or whatever. Demetrious Johnson

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