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I always thought I could be the best, and that's what I've been doing all these years.
Robbie Lawler
Best
Thought
Could
Always
Doing
Been
Years
Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that's what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys fires me up.
Robbie Lawler
Me
Decision
Out
Guys
Finishing
Fires
Knock
Over
Up
Get
Trying
Victories
Them
The thing is I always believed in myself. I always believed that I was going to be the best in the world.
Robbie Lawler
Best
Myself
World
Always
Going
Believed
Thing
I just worry about myself. I'm just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I'm gonna still be me.
Robbie Lawler
Myself
Me
People
Worry
About
Still
Just
Gonna
Cool
Appreciate
When you're coming up, and you have Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Jens Pulver and Pat Miletich, Jeremy Horn to train with and compete with - guys that have fought in Japan, all over the world - and you see these guys every day, you just embrace the grind and get after it: you have no choice but to succeed.
Robbie Lawler
Day
You
Every Day
World
Every
No Choice
Embrace
See
Horn
Guys
Over
Tim
Coming
Matt
Up
Train
Pat
Get
Hughes
Just
After
Grind
Japan
Succeed
Choice
Fought
Jeremy
Compete
I don't know what the fans expect out of these fighters, but I know what I expect out of myself. And that's go out there, beat people up, and just be me.
Robbie Lawler
Myself
Me
People
Fans
Just Be
Out
Beat
Know
Go
Up
Expect
Just
Fighters
I can see that I can be a role model.
Robbie Lawler
See
Model
Role
Role Model
Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout.
Robbie Lawler
Submission
Everybody
Would
Rather
Quick
Get
I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.
Robbie Lawler
Myself
Fight
Worry
Ring
About
How
Dictate
I know you can't fight forever, and there's only so long you can do this.
Robbie Lawler
You
Fight
Long
Only
Know
Forever
Drew McFedries was the hardest hitter I've ever been around. A big, strong, athletic guy with power. He didn't have to hit you with a hard shot or load up - even the little short shots could hurt you.
Robbie Lawler
You
Hurt
Strong
Power
Big
Athletic
Drew
Guy
Could
He
Around
Been
Up
Hit
Hitter
Short
Little
Shot
Shots
Hard
Even
Ever
Hardest
Load
The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and doing it many times.
Robbie Lawler
Best
Champion
Out
Best Part
About
Part
Doing
Times
Going
Being
Plan
Your
Many
Belt
Defending
The basics win fights.
Robbie Lawler
Win
Fights
Basics
I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself.
Robbie Lawler
Myself
Me
Fight
Mind
Style
Pay
Fighting
Think
Everyone
About
Concentrate
Any
Just
Really
Watch
Thinks
It's nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and they are quick to put me back in there. But I really just focus on myself and getting ready to fight.
Robbie Lawler
Myself
Me
Fight
Fans
Focus
Nice
Back
Everyone
Definitely
See
Excited
Put
Ready
Quick
Gets
Getting
Just
Want
Really
Helps
Adidas is one of the biggest companies in the world. To have a company like that, a mainstream company, a major sports company, to say they want me, it's awesome.
Robbie Lawler
Me
Sports
World
Awesome
Say
Mainstream
Major
Like
Want
Biggest
Companies
Company
I'm just fighting a lot of high-level guys. I feel everyone is trying to be tactical, everyone is trying to put their A-game out there, and I have to find a way to win. I'm all about moving on and trying to get better.
Robbie Lawler
Moving On
Win
Better
Fighting
Everyone
Way
Out
Find
About
Guys
Tactical
Put
Feel
Lot
Get
Trying
Just
Moving
I'm just willing to do a lot, take a lot, and force people into a fight. That's something a lot of people aren't ready to do. Some people are.
Robbie Lawler
Fight
People
Some People
Willing
Some
Something
Take
Force
Ready
Lot
Just
When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.
Robbie Lawler
Heart
Fight
Determination
Fighter
Someone
Something
Take
Push
Takes
Force
Make
Am
Lot
Going
Skill
Shove
Who
Technique
I've actually done a really good job listening to my body, relaxing. Some days you train hard, some days you rest a little bit.
Robbie Lawler
Good
You
Listening
Good Job
Job
Rest
Bit
Relaxing
Some
Days
Train
Done
Little
Little Bit
Really
Body
Hard
Actually
My coaches do all the breakdowns of my opponents, and I leave that up to them.
Robbie Lawler
Opponents
Leave
Up
Them
Coaches
My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going.
Robbie Lawler
Good
Fight
Good Job
Job
Bit
More
Dictate
Done
Going
Where
Little
Little Bit
Coaches
Skills
Everyone's out there trying to take what's mine, and they're going to have to fight me for it.
Robbie Lawler
Me
Fight
Everyone
Mine
Out
Take
Trying
Going
I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.
Robbie Lawler
Better
Simple
Fighter
Just
Want
Plain
I was getting a lot of good work with my wrestling up in Iowa, but I needed a more all-around game, striking, jiu-jitsu at a high level. I had a lot of good coaches out at ATT to work with. They pushed me. Everything was smarter. Everything was precise.
Robbie Lawler
Work
Good
Me
Game
Good Work
Everything
Striking
Out
High
High Level
All-Around
More
Wrestling
Pushed
Had
Smarter
Iowa
Lot
Up
Precise
Getting
Coaches
Level
Needed
Eventually, I'd like to have some sort of role like a chief executive in a football club.
Robert Green
Club
Some
Football
Like
Executive
Sort
Chief
Chief Executive
Role
Eventually
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