I am one of the guys who really capitalized on the ground-and-pound game and am very vicious on the ground. I let go of a lot of elbows and cause a lot of damage.

Tito Ortiz

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I've had an ACL replaced in my left knee, ACL replaced in my right knee, 50 percent of my meniscus taken out of my right knee, lower back fusion, C-6, C-7 fused in my neck, C-5, C-4 disk replacement, C-4, C-3 fused. I have 26, 27 concussions, hundreds of stitches. I've been through the grinder.

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My true inspiration is to give everything to my kids that I never had. I had a really rough upbringing, and I want to break that chain. I've broken the chain, and I want to give my kids happiness every single day. When they wake up and hop on me and say; 'Dad I love you,' that is what means the most to me.

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Once someone watches me compete, I'm part of them forever. by Tito Ortiz

Once someone watches me compete, I'm part of them forever.

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I made the wrong decision myself in my career. I tried to battle against the system. I should have never done that, but I didn't have anybody else who showed me how to do it before. I did everything on instinct.

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I don't have to prove anything else in this MMA world. by Tito Ortiz

I don't have to prove anything else in this MMA world.

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For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric; it's boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, cardio and it's all reached such an amazing level. As fans learn more about the sport, they just fall in love with it.

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When you're winning, your confidence is through the roof, but when you're losing, that self-doubt is like, 'Am I doing the right thing?'

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I had little problems during high school. It seemed like I was always getting into trouble in summer, going in and out of juvenile hall.

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Fighting is my livelihood, and jeopardizing my body without a full understanding of conditions doesn't make any sense. No professional fighter will go into a risky match without a contract.

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I've tasted the dirt side. I've tasted being broke. I've been in the dumps, I've lived in motels as a kid. I want a different opportunity for my children. I never want them to see those things.

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I've had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, eye surgery, but I keep bouncing back. I won't go away - kind of like a virus. I don't go away. I keep coming back stronger and stronger. I'm contagious.

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I cheated on my first wife, Kristin. I thought I was untouchable. How could I be that inconsiderate to someone?

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Negativity just sucks the life out of somebody. by Tito Ortiz

Negativity just sucks the life out of somebody.

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I was always a huge WWF wrestling fan, and Hulk Hogan was one of... by Tito Ortiz

I was always a huge WWF wrestling fan, and Hulk Hogan was one of my biggest heroes.

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I love doing films, action films, anything I can get into that is produced at a high level, really use my skills.

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I've struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being.

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I'm a person that's been fueled on emotions. And any fan who's ever been around any of my fights, I'm the only fighter who'd go out on the concourse to sign autographs the day of the fight. Because I'm in love with my fans.

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Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III, the fight that all the fans wanted to see for the longest time and never got a chance to. I never got a fair shake when I was with the UFC against Chuck, any of the times I ever fought against him.

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I have a great surgeon that put me together. by Tito Ortiz

I have a great surgeon that put me together.

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The UFC makes about 99 percent of the money, and the rest goes to the fighters. That one percent ain't nothing compared to what they make on merchandising, on pay-per-view, and everything else they make around the world.

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