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The Week in Quotes: April 5th - April 11th

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THE ONE WITH THE SKELETON MUSCULAR DIAGRAMS

"I can pass a drug test in eight days with herbal cleansers. I drink 10 pounds of water and sweat out 10 pounds of water every day. I'll be fine." - Nick Diaz, post bong hit. (L.A. Times)

"He’s not a legend to me. Back in the day he was fighting fixed matches in Japan and supplementing himself with who knows what. Before that he was in a California Youth Prison for robbing houses. If that’s your idea of a legend you might want to reassess your thinking."  - Diaz, before his fight with Frank Shamrock.  (MMA Fiend)

"I felt like I was watching money disappear." - Former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz on his thoughts during the Shamrock-Diaz bout. (Yahoo)

"Nick kicked my ass tonight; there’s no two ways about it." - Shamrock (ESPN)

"I don’t really want to say what the deal is...but their gym will have a much better relationship with Strikeforce than just one fighter." - Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker giving Hitomi Akano an early Easter basket after Cris Cyborg's failure to make weight Friday. (MMA Weekly)

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CRAZY THINGS YOU SAY WHEN YOU'RE PUNCH DRUNK VOL. 1

"I saw him about three different times. I didn’t know what I was doing."  - Scott Smith, on getting rocked by Benji Radach. (MMA Mania)

"I’ve got to thank my masseuse, Tom Atencio, thank you very much." - Smith shedding light on Tom Atencio's post-MMA plans.

QUOTES YOU THOUGHT WOULD BE FROM MICKEY ROURKE VOL. 1

"I love my job, it's the best job in the world...I live in the best country in the world: America...and I live in the best world in the universe: Earth." - Former UFC heavyweight champ Kevin Randleman after getting into Nick Diaz's stash. (Bloody Elbow)

ONE DAY WE'LL ROMANTICALLY TALK OF FIGHTERS WHO HAD TO TAKE SECOND JOBS

"Realistically, I shouldn’t be working there." - Brett Rogers, who had to take a job changing tires at Sam's Club following EliteXC's demise. (MMA Weekly)

"I was an electrician and I trained at night, you know, and it just takes so much out of you that you don’t even really enjoy it anymore." - Benji Radach. Getting KO'd by Danny LaFever will do that too. (MMA Fiend)

THE CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY GRIFFINS

"I think he'd be a Forrest Griffin type. Vicious but yet forgiving." - Tom Skiles, head of the Spirit of St. Louis Church, on Jesus.  Nothing like describing "the savior" as "vicious." (Riverfront Times)

"I think Jesus was a man's man. Him and his disciples. I tell people they probably had teeth missing." - Skiles

PARTING SHOTS

"I just want to tell him, ‘Sempai (Japanese for one’s senior or elder], you are strong.’" - WAMMA lightweight champ Shinya Aoki, on his destruction at the hands of Hayato "Mach" Sakurai. (Sherdog)

"Ultimately, I want to fight Fedor. If DREAM could set that up it would be great." - Jeff Monson, lamb for slaughter. (FIghers Only)

"Is Frank really hurt or is he just scared?" - UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar

 

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Short TWIQ this week. Not a lot of quotables, especially with Dana keeping his mouth shut.

http://www.sackmikegoldberg.com

by Mike Fagan on Apr 12, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I cannot wait until the idea of an MMA fighter working while training is as old and absurd as the idea of a professional baseball player selling cars in the offseason.

by subo on Apr 12, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I as well, though I do not look forward to old-timers talking about how the “young crowd” is only in the sport for money.

http://www.sackmikegoldberg.com

by Mike Fagan on Apr 12, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That will suck, but at least we’ll be spared the ‘Koufax/Gibson would mow down today’s top hitters’ argument. There is no new school v old school argument when it comes to technique in MMA – the new’s have it.

by subo on Apr 12, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s Randleman quote is probably one of the best things I’ve read in a while. Can’t wait to see him fight in Strikeforce.

by AnonymousA on Apr 12, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I am really curious to see the results of Nick Diaz’s drug testing.

Keep firing Assholes!

by Ubernoober on Apr 12, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i’m surprised Akano took the bait and fought Cyborg when Cyborg obviously came in overweight to the point where it’s clear she knew she was over……and Akano got stomped for taking a fight she shouldnt’ have.

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei.
http://theworldsoldestsport.blogspot.com/

by theworldsoldestsport on Apr 13, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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