I never go into a fight thinking, 'I have to finish this guy' - that's not a part of my game plan. I go out there and fight the way I fight. Cain Velasquez More Quotes by Cain Velasquez More Quotes From Cain Velasquez Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses. Cain Velasquez weakness mind knows Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard. Cain Velasquez given hard-work world I just have to practice hard, get better, and go out there and win impressively - that's all it comes down to. Cain Velasquez get-better practice winning You need good training partners - because you’re only as good as your training partners - and a strong desire to always get better. Cain Velasquez training get-better strong I don't think about being undefeated; I don't think about what people say in the media about me, whether it's good or bad; I just don't think of it. Cain Velasquez media people thinking While wrestling in college as a junior it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but I felt like I was missing something, and so the striking part about MMA, the boxing and kickboxing, was what got me really interested in MMA. I saw it on TV and I just knew that I wanted to do it. Cain Velasquez mma college wrestling You need good coaches with a good gym that teach you the essentials, like boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and pretty much all the stuff that you need to be successful in MMA. Cain Velasquez mma successful wrestling Hard work and sacrifice can get you a long way. Cain Velasquez you hard-work work long I think of all my fights as title fights. I don't think about what can come up afterwards. Cain Velasquez i-think about think up My life is calm. Once I get home from practice, I just want to spend time with my family. Cain Velasquez family home time life Every Mexican fighter has the heart; they work hard with their training, and they never give up. That's the mentality I always had and always saw growing up. Cain Velasquez never-give-up work-hard work heart All I can tell you is I'm going to be myself. I'm not the type of person that is going to develop into some character or come up with some phrase I will always say. Cain Velasquez myself you i-can character I'm really proud of my coaches and the people I have training with me. Cain Velasquez me training proud people In training, I felt like my body would switch one way, but my leg would kind of stay in one direction. So I kind of felt like it wasn't stable. Cain Velasquez direction training body way Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance. Cain Velasquez well me balance strong Obviously, throwing leg kicks in the first round is not smart, but it's something that I can really utilize in the later rounds to both score points and look to finish the fight. Cain Velasquez fight look smart i-can Heath Herring is tough as nails, and he fights hard. Cain Velasquez he nails hard tough For me, 240 is my target weight. Cain Velasquez me target weight I've always loved competing; I've always loved working out - and wrestling, of course. Cain Velasquez loved out always wrestling Do I think my wrestling is the best? No, I think it's up there around the top. Cain Velasquez top best think wrestling
