If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals.
Robbie Lawler
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
I always believed in myself, and even in the bad times, when I’d do bits of greatness here and there, it was those kinds of things that kept me alive and helped me to get to where I am now.
Robbie Lawler
I didn’t care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don’t concentrate on what everyone else was saying.
Robbie Lawler
If I don’t have the drive and determination to wake up every day and train with young, hungry fighters, if I don’t want to do that, then I need to get out of the game, but as long as my body says I’m all right, and my hunger stays the same, I’m going to keep going.
Robbie Lawler
Even when you lose, you get better. Sometimes when you lose, you win.
Robbie Lawler
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
The basics win fights.
Robbie Lawler
No one ever wants fight of the night. Every fight I’ve gone in, I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit – they’re highly trained, and I just can’t get them out of there, so I get fight of the night.
Robbie Lawler
Who am I to say anybody can’t do what they want to do and create their own destiny if they believe in something?
Robbie Lawler
I try not to worry about what people think and what people think I should do each fight, how impressive I need to be. I need to go out there and win; that’s what it comes down to.
Robbie Lawler
Everyone likes different things. Not everyone’s the same. Not everyone runs their mouth. Not everyone can fight.
Robbie Lawler
You can only stay at a high level so long before you need to rest your body.
Robbie Lawler
Just being able to grind, day in and day out. You have to be a different kind of person to not just do the workouts, but to not make money for months at a time.
Robbie Lawler
Sometimes when you are winning, you don’t see your flaws; you don’t see what you are not good at.
Robbie Lawler
You want to go out there, and you want to be sharp, and you want to execute your game plan and… get it done fast.
Robbie Lawler
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
It’s all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That’s always the game plan.
Robbie Lawler
Sometimes spectacular things look really great, but when push comes to shove come fifth round, the basics, fundamentals and technical aspects are going to come into effect.
Robbie Lawler
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
Holly Holm is a heck of an athlete and a heck of a fighter.
Robbie Lawler
I don’t really pick my opponents.
Robbie Lawler
There’s always going to be some phenom fighter coming up. If they’re special athletes and highly trained, they’ll do big things.
Robbie Lawler
I’m just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it’s all about being more strategic and looking for a way to get a finish.
Robbie Lawler
I was a huge Mike Tyson fan, would sit through the night watching boxing matches and would hit the bag at every opportunity I would get.
Robbie Lawler
In college, I tried to start wrestling as soon as I could and when it was available to me, as I loved competing, and then got into MMA under Pat Miletich, where I was able to sharpen all my skills and develop into a true fighter.
Robbie Lawler
I was always into martial arts and boxing.
Robbie Lawler
Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time – that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn’t looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge!
Robbie Lawler
For me, it’s always the same: worrying about how I can get better, the techniques I can do.
Robbie Lawler
My coaches and I always stress getting better and working on all aspects, so I’m ready to fight and take it to the next level.
Robbie Lawler
Every fighter wants to… take the least amount of damage possible.
Robbie Lawler
I was a striker before a wrestler. I’ve always wanted to knock people out.
Robbie Lawler
I’ve been fighting for a long time.
Robbie Lawler
I only know I feel good when I fight.
Robbie Lawler
He’s been doing this a long time. Hats off to a champion, Carlos Condit.
Robbie Lawler
I’m not a matchmaker; I don’t run the UFC – I’m a fighter. So I’ll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people.
Robbie Lawler
I fought for, like, five years in Hawaii – nothing better than that. It was awesome. Every fight, I went on vacation, and I wasn’t cutting any weight, so I could just eat whatever I wanted. I enjoyed it.
Robbie Lawler
When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.
Robbie Lawler
I’m going to fight until my body says otherwise.
Robbie Lawler
Obviously, CM Punk is a really big draw for the UFC. He’s going to bring a lot of eyes to the UFC, and the better he does, the better it’ll be for all MMA fighters as far as sponsorships and stuff.
Robbie Lawler
I think the UFC’s done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.
Robbie Lawler
Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.
Robbie Lawler
I just move forward and not worry about the things I can’t control.
Robbie Lawler
I’m a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards.
Robbie Lawler
When you’re on a roll, you want to stay busy – you want to keep that momentum going.
Robbie Lawler
I just take it one fight at a time.
Robbie Lawler
I just train hard and worry about the things I can control.
Robbie Lawler
I’m not just a guy who can knock people out.
Robbie Lawler
I’m tactical, and I have a lot of heart – something that you don’t see when you watch a lot of fights.
Robbie Lawler
I always thought I could be the best, and that’s what I’ve been doing all these years.
Robbie Lawler
I want it to be one-sided. I don’t want to take any bumps or bruises: I want to go out and dictate all aspects and go out the way I came in. I’m looking to dominate and dictate.
Robbie Lawler
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