Travis Browne Quotes

If you make me mad I’ll let you know, but I prefer to do all the talking with my fighting inside the ring.

We go through those dark times and we need someone to lean on.

I didn’t come from wrestling. I didn’t come from boxing or kickboxing.

I got into MMA because I wanted to show my kids that they could be an athlete, that they could push themselves in whatever direction they wanted in life.

I’m disliked a lot and it’s probably for the wrong reasons.

I’ve had to learn fast. I’ve kind of come up the hard way in this sport and just a sense of my training partners and my coaches and that’s been something that I’ve been having to deal with since day one.

I just want my kids to grow up to become good men and that starts with understanding the world around them. That’s something I push them to do.

I don’t like the fake stuff that goes on outside the ring.

There was a point in my life and my career where I had less than $100 to spend on both of my kids for Christmas. I remember telling myself, I remember telling my best friend, I said, ‘This will never happen again.’ I will not let this happen. I mean, $100 for me to spend on my family, friends, everybody.

The thing about this sport is you will be held accountable for your words come a certain date.

You hear a lot from the other fighters that have fought in Denver, you see some of the fighters are just gassing out.

My size is a danger, my power and my athletic ability.

I’ve said it before that fame money and women will all come and go in your life, so I’m not worried about the money.

I was on the couch watching Tim Sylvia beat Ricco Rodriguez, Randy Couture beat Tim Sylvia, and Josh Barnett fight in PRIDE.

I’m not like Overeem, I’m not like Lashley, I’m not like Villante.

I just want to keep winning and moving forward.

I’ve never said ‘no’ to a fight and I’ve always been ready for anything they’ve thrown my way.

I’m learning how to fight. Just figuring out what I need to do to further myself.

I think it’s important for the kids to spend quality time with their parents, and to see their parents happy and loving life, even if it so happens that they live apart. That’s a lot better than having them stay together and be miserable.

People beat themselves in this sport.

Every fight I feel like I’m fighting for my job.

The one thing I’ve learned about this sport is that it’s OK to be selfish at times.

In any fight that I go into, I don’t like to complain about stuff because at the end of the day, a fight’s a fight.

I guess you could call me a soccer dad.

Whatever strikes I need to throw, I need to let them go.

I’ve always said it doesn’t matter to me who I fight. At the end of the day, on that day, it’s work. It’s business.

Sometimes guys will come out and just barely squeak by to get a win and then wonder why they don’t get a title shot. Who wants to see that?

My choice was to become great, to become better than average.

I learned as a fighter I know how to go out there and mess somebody.

For me, I’m a family man. I absolutely love my family and they’re the closest thing to my heart. And to me, that’s my life.

It doesn’t matter if it’s Fight Night, an FX card, a FUEL card, a pay-per-view or FOX. It doesn’t matter. If you get to headline an event, I believe that’s better than being on any main card there is.

That’s the place to be, is on the main card.

Since I fought Bigfoot, I’ve actually become a big fan of his, the way he carries himself and the way he handles himself. You have to respect the guy, with what he’s done in the sport. With that said, I’d still love to compete against him and hopefully one day avenge that loss, if that’s in the cards.

I’m a sore loser.

As far as Alistair goes, he’s got a great fan base, he’s a great name fighter, and I look forward to competing against him.

The people that are around me understand what kind of man that I am.

Barnett is a veteran of the game, but at the same time, I’ve been fighting guys with a lot of experience my entire career.

I’m learning the science behind the sport. I’m learning how to read people.

People want to see you go out there and be dominant and finish fights.

I feel like a lot of people, because he’s Alistair Overeem, have catered to him.

If you want to fight, this is what’s promised to you. If you agree to it, then I don’t feel like you have the right to go back and say, ‘They’re not paying me that much.’ You agreed to it. This is your job. I think that some guys may forget about that a little bit.

I’m going to do what I need to do to win fights.

If you depend on the UFC for sponsorships, the only money you get is in-cage sponsorships? Then I don’t feel, as a manager, that you’re doing your job.

I’m an average person, I just decided to work hard and dedicate myself to something. That’s the only thing that separates people like me from people sitting on the couch.

If you’re going to be a man and get in there and do this sport, you better man up and understand your own mistakes. There’s no way to get around that. There’s absolutely no way.

In the heavyweight division, if you get clipped, you’re going to sleep.

We have to change my habits, so that when the worst case scenario happens, I don’t start just swinging for the fences. I still stay composed, I pick technique over power and I push the pace that way.

Keep doubting me. Please keep doubting me. I will give you something to be upset about if you doubt me.

My whole thing is to stay humble and stay confident in my abilities.

The night that I fought Bigfoot, he was the better man. He beat me that night. No excuses.

I was the idiot on the couch, ‘I could beat some of these guys!’ I would say that about Tim Sylvia. But I was like, ‘Freakin’ Arlovski, he looks like an athlete.’ He looked rock solid.

I want to be the best in this sport because I’m a competitor, but the real reason why is it will be the vehicle to be the family man I want to be.

No matter who I fight, I’m going to be at a disadvantage in the experience department.

I’m not a dirty fighter.

People find beauty in the desert. I don’t know where they’re looking because I haven‘t found it. It’s ugly. It’s nasty. It’s dirt. It’s desert. It’s sand. It’s rock. It’s cactus. It’s lizards and snakes.