My goal is one day that somebody will come to them and say, "You're dad was an amazing person." Not an amazing fighter but just a genuine person, that's what I want, that's what I strive for. —Johny Hendricks

 

 

My goal is one day that somebody will come to them (daughters) and say, "You're dad was an amazing person." Not an amazing fighter but just a genuine person, that's what I want, that's what I strive for.

—Johny Hendricks

You're setting goals and you don't hit them, that doesn't mean that you're a failure...Set a smaller goal and try and hit that goal. Goals are an amazing thing in life and hope everyone can achieve everything they want to. —Johny Hendricks

 

 

You're setting goals and you don't hit them, that doesn't mean that you're a failure...Set a smaller goal and try and hit that goal. Goals are an amazing thing in life and hope everyone can achieve everything they want to.

—Johny Hendricks

 

I set little goals and as I hit those little goals I know they're moving me forward. —Johny Hendricks

 

 

I set little goals and as I hit those little goals I know they're moving me forward. —Johny Hendricks

 

 

Ronda Rousey and Georges St-Pierre hug it out at UFC press conference

Ronda Rousey and Georges St-Pierre hug it out at 31:40 into this video. This was at the UFC World Tour New York City Press Conference

Quotes from the above fighters linked below:

Alexander Gustafsson
Jon Jones
Johny Hendricks
Georges St-Pierre
Cain Velasquez
Junior Dos Santos
Ronda Rousey
Miesha Tate

 

 

 

 

Johny Hendricks on his legacy

Aside from winning a UFC title, Johny Hendricks wants to be known as a humble and good guy:

That's really what I want is that I have a legacy known as...Just a down to earth guy. Just somebody who loved the sport and loved what he did.

UFC 167: Johny Hendricks on believing in himself vs Georges St-Pierre

Johny Hendricks takes on Georges St-Pierre at UFC 167 in November for the UFC welterweight title. To take out the champion in GSP with eight title defenses, he knows that he's going to have to have faith in himself to the highest degree:

The hardest part is stepping in against a guy who's had the belt since forever ago. The most important thing is that I believe that's my belt. He's just holding onto it for me.

Johny Hendricks: I can get hit and I can stay calm

Not many people can stay relaxed and be able to move forward when being hit with a big left hand from Johny Hendricks. However, Hendricks feels confident in his chin and pain threshold:

I can get hit and I can stay calm. I think that's a huge asset.

Fighters Love for the Fans

Without the fans supporting the sport of mixed martial arts, fighters wouldn't have the chance to live out their dreams. It's touching to see how devoted and respectful guys like Wanderlei Silva are in loving their fans, and poignant to read about guys like Randy Couture say things like without the fans keeping the sport alive he wouldn't have been able to find his true calling in life.

 

Johny Hendricks on striving for more

Don't look past anything and don't be satisfied with where you're at, always try to strive for more
- Johny Hendricks

Johny Hendricks on being exciting and making fans happy

Johny Hendricks believes his job is to make the fans happy:

We get paid to be exciting, we get paid to make the fans have fun...and that's what I want to do, is make sure that the fans are happy with my performance, because if the fans are happy with my performance that means I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.