Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything.

The biggest challenge is learning how to psych yourself up into believing in yourself as you walk into the Octagon.

I will get out there and train harder than anyone, five times a day sometimes. You have to be a special person to do that - like, special forces, military maybe.

Being labeled as someone who would cheat hurts more than anything else I've ever been through in my career.

I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

Obviously, at this age, I've lost people in my life. But with a parent, it's just different. I was very attached to my father and had this naive little-girl notion that he'd always be around. So I'm finding acceptance of my father's death is the hardest thing to accept.

My family were liberal with a small 'l' but passionately doers. I wanted to be a doer.