Of course I am tough, but I am smart, too. I'm more smart than tough. People watching my record and say that this guy is tough. This is not about tough; this is about mind. You think when you fight. This is about everything. Khabib Nurmagomedov More Quotes by Khabib Nurmagomedov More Quotes From Khabib Nurmagomedov I don't fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight money history people You have to punch hard for knockouts, and to beat me, you have to knock me out. Khabib Nurmagomedov beat me you hard I know America is very nice and very good people. I'm a professional athlete. I come here. I never have a problem with somebody about my religion, about my name. I am happy. I'm always comfortable because I never do anything wrong. All the time I do something right. I follow all the rules. Khabib Nurmagomedov i-am good time religion I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal. Khabib Nurmagomedov become fight champion goal Give me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody. Khabib Nurmagomedov rest fight me water When I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don't want to give him injury. Khabib Nurmagomedov go be-careful i-can want I don't think about, 'Oh, I'm finally getting my respect,' because I don't care about this. Khabib Nurmagomedov dont-care think respect care My best background is, like, smash opponents. I all the time go forward. I all the time try to take down somebody. Make him give up. This is my style, you know. This is what I do all my life. Khabib Nurmagomedov best you time life I train, eat, sleep, and repeat. Khabib Nurmagomedov eat repeat train sleep Where is Conor? He wanna fight with a bus. I want to fight with a real gangster. Iaquinta, thank you so much. Khabib Nurmagomedov gangster fight you thank-you My style is not like anyone's. I'm not a typical wrestler. Khabib Nurmagomedov anyone like typical style I think about only me. Khabib Nurmagomedov i-think only think me I don't think I'm a bad guy from Dagestan. I think I'm a good guy from Dagestan. But for my opponents, for sure, I'm a bad guy because when I go to the cage every time, I smash my opponents. Khabib Nurmagomedov bad good think time I never have a problem with the weight cut. My number one enemy is injuries because I train so hard. Khabib Nurmagomedov injuries never problem enemy I feel I represent my country: not only my country but all former U.S.S.R. countries because I have very big fan base here, and I have more than a billion Muslim fans. I feel I represent these guys all around the world. My fans. This gives me very good energy. When I go to the cage, I think about these people. Khabib Nurmagomedov good me people world I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because the other guys talk too much, and... I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has. Khabib Nurmagomedov understand crazy power humble They're all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson's. Khabib Nurmagomedov i-think think fake real I never fight for the money, but every person is different. Khabib Nurmagomedov person fight never money I care about my legacy. Khabib Nurmagomedov about i-care legacy care I don't know about politics so much. I'm a professional athlete. Khabib Nurmagomedov professional know politics athlete
