I feel you're in charge of your own situation.
— Conor McGregor
People think I'm a celebrity. I'm not a celebrity.
Some people take defeat and losses a certain way. You see how some fighters take losses.
There are a lot of people who don't know me and what I am all about.
A lot of people cry and complain and put their hand out and beg. It never goes well.
I'm focusing on me. I'm focusing on my family's security, my family's financial security, so that's all I can do.
You might win some, you might lose some. But you go in, you challenge yourself, you become a better man, a better individual, a better fighter.
I've learned new footwork patterns that are very unusual. I've learned how to find a lower centre of gravity, and I've found more angles to throw shots.
I'm already the face of the UFC, plus the face of boxing, WWE, and Hollywood.
I've always felt like there was a lot of hype around me even when there wasn't. I felt like everyone was talking about me even when no one was talking about me.
I knew I'd be in the UFC since I started my career.
Life is about growing and improving and getting better.
Muhammad Ali is a legend, a hero of mine.
I don't fight in chase of an individual. I hear this sometimes where fighters work their whole careers to reach a matchup with a certain individual. I do not think in that way.
I carry the flag of Ireland all the time. I want to represent my country.
I always teach myself calm and visualization stuff.
Even when I was a kid, everything I had was the best.
People like to blame others. I think a person should just look at their own situation, look around them, find out what they wish to do, and seek and go and do that. And that's it.
'This guy's a clown! He's just all talk!' I've heard that many times in my career. And then they're sleeping in the middle of the octagon.
At 155, I will be the same animal, an even better animal.
When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.
If you deserve it, go get it.
If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it's hard not to let your confidence take over. It just builds and builds and builds.
Life's a rollercoaster. You're up one minute; you're down one minute. But who doesn't like rollercoasters?
People are so caught in a routine, doing the same things over and over.
My goal is to be number one in MMA.
I guess I have a little bit of an ego. I'm confidently cocky, you might say.
My success isn't a result of arrogance - it's a result of belief.
I am fearless.
I kind of love Cole Miller.
When I am free to train and free to move, I feel like a gorilla in the jungle. Then, when there are a bunch of media obligations, I feel like I have been captured and am being kept on display.
Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.
I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I'm inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.
When I say something's going to happen, it's going to happen.
Boxing is limited fighting with a specific rule set. Fighting is true, where you can do anything.
I break orbital bones.
I will fight in many weight divisions.
My preparation is about precision. It is a science.
I wish everyone well, but you need to focus on yourself. You need to stop putting your hand out. Everyone wants hand outs. Everyone wants things for free. You've got to put in the work. You've got to grind. You've got go through the struggle, and you've got to get it.
Any top-level athlete, it's always the same. There's always that hint of arrogance there... It's hard to be humble when you're the best.
Why go through life if you're not going to challenge yourself?
I want to be an expert in different fighting styles, new training methods, new ways of thinking.
My dream is to be World Lightweight Champion in the UFC. Have more money than I know what to do with. And have a great life for my kids, grandkids, and everyone in my family.
I have the greatest job in the world. I get paid loads of cash for beating the crap out of people. And I'm very good at it.
What can I say? I'm a talker.
I'm just trying to be myself. I'm not trying to be anyone else.
There's many ups and downs in the fight game.
I like to look good, my friend.
I train and I go home, and when I'm home, I think about training. That's my life every day, and that's it.
I'll die a crazy old man!
