I moved to the States, and that was a big thing for me. I moved to Miami, and I joined the Blackzilians. For me at the time, it seemed like the best logical solution, but sometimes surrounding yourself with new people is not good. Alistair Overeem More Quotes by Alistair Overeem More Quotes From Alistair Overeem Fighting is life... Are you a person who gives up or are you a person who's going to fight? Alistair Overeem ufc giving-up fighting Kill yourself in training so you don't die fighting. Alistair Overeem killing-yourself training fighting I go to bed with a clear conscience. I sleep great. I know I did my best. Alistair Overeem ufc mma sleep There is no fear. There are only two things. Trained and untrained. Alistair Overeem two-things no-fear two Brazilians tend to have that weakness, they get emotional. You can easily get them upset and get them out of their comfort zone. They're clever too and very gifted athletes but they have that emotional thing, which we Europeans also have a little bit of. Alistair Overeem emotional athlete clever Accidents can happen at any time. Alistair Overeem accidents happens I like Thailand, and I love coming to Asia with the whole vibe, food, temperature, and climate. Alistair Overeem temperature thailand climate I'm just cruising, doing me, having a good time and focusing on getting better. Alistair Overeem better good me time Don't give up at the first hurdle you encounter. Alistair Overeem give first up you I've always been a fighter and always competitive. Alistair Overeem competitive been always fighter I have stated many times that one of my goals was to become K-1 champion. K-1 is, in our country Holland, very popular, and it's a big opportunity to become the first person that holds two world titles in two different sports. Alistair Overeem goals opportunity sports world I heard there was a debate about fighting teammates, and if a fight should happen because the fans or promoter wants it, I will fight a teammate, but family is ridiculous. Alistair Overeem fight debate family fighting There are not many heavyweight fighters to come by, so having so many sparring partners is a big luxury a lot of other fighters don't have. Alistair Overeem having come big luxury My brother has the potential to become one of the top guys within Strikeforce. He had a very busy personal life; therefore, he wasn't training as hard as he should, but if he's going to pick up his training, he will be a danger for every fighter. Alistair Overeem training brother busy life I wanted to join the Army, but my eyesight wasn't good, so I quit school and my job to just focus on fighting. I didn't want to just get deployed. I wanted to get in on the action. Alistair Overeem job good focus school I'm happy where I'm at now, but I want to show the world that I'm the No. 1 fighter. I want to prove it the world. I'm focused and ready. Alistair Overeem fighter focused happy world I don't have any concerns fighting a teammate. It's a sport. To me, it doesn't really mean anything. Alistair Overeem anything me fighting mean I do believe that Brock Lesnar will be coming back. I don't want to call it from retirement, but he is a huge draw, big guy, sells tickets. So that's a fight I would be interested in. Alistair Overeem will fight back believe The UFC are doing a tremendous job of promoting the sport worldwide. The views about the sport haven't always been so positive here in the Holland, but it's nice to see change and to see the UFC come to Holland, and everyone been really enthusiastic about it. Alistair Overeem job nice change positive This is a full-contact sport. It's the objective to disable your opponent, even if sparring or a real fight. You've got to use your technique. Alistair Overeem your fight you real
