I've been competing my whole life. Who cares about the spotlight?

I'm done. I'm retiring. I'm getting out of the MMA world.

I've been very blessed to accomplish everything I've wanted to. Anything I've put my mind to, I've done it.

I get to fight a tough dude like Koscheck, and then a title shot if I win? It's great.

The UFC wants to put on shows that the fans want to see, and if the fans want to see you fight someone, that's what's going to happen.

Sometimes you do have to make your stand if you really want something.

I never call anyone out because I have too much respect for everyone. It's hard enough just getting in the Octagon. If you call somebody out and you end up losing, it looks worse.

Anytime you can be the face of the UFC is so huge, a great honor, and I would do everything I could to keep it that way.

Reebok has helped me tremendously with my training.

What does being an athlete mean? It means I have to be a little selfish again. I have to put my career sort of ahead of everything else - and I don't like doing that.

I'll downplay myself before I compliment myself.

Disney World was tough because you do a lot of walking, but it was worth it. To see the smiles on the faces of my kids and the memories that we made makes it all worth it.

It's great to be able to fight in Dallas, but to be the main event for a fight card in Dallas is an honor in itself.

It's been nice to spend time with the family. It's been good to spend time with the wife and kids.

That desire and drive to keep going are crucial things to have, and time off gave that to me.

All I care about is getting smarter and better.

Every fight, I have to learn something.

I'm not going to fight unless it's for a belt. Nothing else matters but the belt.

You only get so many opportunities to fight at the top level and stay at the top level.

I can't keep fighting and being the No. 1 contender for years.

Everybody's got problems in life. That's the way it is.

I don't know how many times I've went to bed at five, six o'clock in the morning and woke up at 10, running four miles because I wanted to beat GSP that bad.

I wanted to be a father, and I wanted to be involved in my children's athletics, school stuff like that.

I still believe in my mind I'm the best welterweight in the world.

I don't want to be one of those guys who fights until they're 38, 40 years old. I don't want to put my wife through that, and I don't want to put my kids through that.

I really believe that God has a purpose for everything that I do.

I am undefeated in Oklahoma, and that's the thing; I plan on keeping it that way.

Nobody really knows how I fight or what I'm capable of. Nobody has high expectations for me. I get to go out and prove I belong.

God blessed me with a great wife, a great family, and a great coach.

I'd rather have luck on my side than anything else.

I know how hard I hit, and so do my fans, and so do everyone else in the UFC.

In my fights, it's not if I get hit; it's when I get hit.

I'm not that type of guy that says, 'No, I think I deserve more.'

Punch me in the face, I'll punch you twice as hard.

It's weird, because realistically, I'm the average person. I got in one fight my whole entire life.

I want the target on my back. I want everybody to come after me. That's been my goal since I started fighting.

The more pressure you can put on me and get me out of my comfort zone, the better I shine.

God is so unique in giving His people ways to fellowship, witness, and remember what a mighty and merciful God He is.

Parents are to be respected - it Is a commandment from God.

As you submit to God more and more, you will get accustomed to being nourished by the power of truth. He is so holy that He cannot lie. God reveals His truth to His people through the Holy Spirit.

As a child of God, our whole reason for existing is to give God praise. What a testimony to give in a difficult situation.

Through prayer, fasting, and studying, God will answer.

Regret is not a proactive feeling. It is situated in disappointment, sorrow, even remorse. It merely wishes things were different without an act to cause a difference. However, repentance is different. Repentance is an admission of, hatred of, and turning away from sin before God.

When you are in church, it's always good to carry a pen and notepad to jot down the scripture text, reference scriptures, and sermon notes. When you come prepared with notepad and pen, you are able to feed off the scriptures from the sermon throughout the week, while asking God to open up your understanding for a deeper illumination of the word.

It is obvious that God is looking at the heart when sacrifices are given to Him. He takes no delight in those who give up things for Lent and then act like it's such a struggle to perform what they said they wanted to do for Him.

God is looking for clean hands and a pure heart.

We have all been guilty of complaining, but God does not look at it as lightly as we may think. Complaining was the reason the Jews ended up wandering in the desert for forty years. If we were more grateful for what God has done for us, abasing ourselves would not be a problem.

When you get a hankering to talk or complain about what you gave up for Lent, replace that hankering by speaking the word of God. For all the times you would have done the activity that you gave up for Lent, replace it by reading the word of God. Christians should always be drawing closer to God.

The word of God is very important to Christmas. For unto us a child was born, and we should be reminded of how Christ's amazing journey came to be.

Forget the conspiracy theories! God gave us the right to vote, and He gave the United States, and all of its citizens, freedom through democracy.