I am very loyal to my principles.
— Vitor Belfort
I'm training like an animal. Nobody trains harder than me.
Training for five-round fights is too much for the body.
Sometimes I flashback and say, 'Wow I'm still doing this. Wow, it's crazy.' And I'm very thankful, but I think my body needs a rest.
I believe the reason why I fight in Brazil is because I sell a lot in Brazil.
I'll focus on my training, no matter who I fight.
The worst thing in life is not to die but to live with bitterness.
Let me fight Jon Jones. I need that rematch.
I'm very proud to tell you guys I have been accepted into Stanford University, one of the main institutions of learning and research in the world.
I don't like this little word 'if.' If we start adding 'if, if, if,' that means I wouldn't conquer anything completely.
We don't have any kind of sponsors. The players invest themselves. They need money. They need resources... That's why, in sports and teams, they have sponsors - in soccer, in the NFL. Everyone has sponsors who invest and help to pay daily expenses.
Eighteen years doing this, my friend. Eighteen years - combat sport. I think you will not find this in history, I believe.
The Holy Spirit gives me everything I need.
That's how I live my life, with belief. I am a winner.
Life is about seasons, and I think you got to know the seasons.
I thank God every day.
In the natural life, we eat, we drink water, we give birth, we pay taxes. In the spiritual life, we can only reach it by faith.
I'm not retiring, because when you retire, you're still getting paid. I'm not getting paid, so I'm not retiring.
It's never late to go after your dreams. All it takes is believing and hard work.
I have the most loyal fans that have been with me since I was 19 years old, when I was just a young guy becoming a world champion.
The one thing the fans wanted to see is me getting the title shot.
I lost a lot of money with sponsors.
People say, 'Oh, so you should retire.' Yeah, you want me to retire so you won't get knocked out. I won't retire.
We need to reinvent ourselves.
You're going to have to swallow Vitor Belfort. I'm going to reinvent myself and come back different every time.
I'm just trying to be fair with everybody and also with myself.
My body is not the same anymore for training. It's too much pain. I did more than 14 surgeries. I left everything in the Octagon.
People don't know what pain is until they suffer.
Legacy is not what I did for myself. It's what I'm doing for the next generation.
I learned that education and sport are the bedrock for any person, but education comes first, no doubt about it.
The sweet feeling is knowing that nobody gave me anything for free.
I'm a proper man.
