Robbie Lawler

Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball.

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.

There's always going to be some phenom fighter coming up. If they're special athletes and highly trained, they'll do big things.

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.

I think the UFC's done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.

I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts.

Winning fires me up.

Sometimes when you are winning, you don't see your flaws; you don't see what you are not good at.

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.

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.

I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble.

When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.