Quotes

I would fight the devil himself if he stepped into the Octagon.

Don't hurt your opponent if you don't have to, submit him.

The idea of jiu-jitsu is to give the little guy a chance to beat the big guy.

Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life.

A black belt only covers two inches of your as* - you have to cover the rest.

Hi, my name is Royce Gracie. I'm a 4th degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and I'm here to prove that my family's fighting style is the best. (introduction at the first Ultimate Fighting Championship)

I go to Disneyland!

Watch you mouth you call me lame.

I can't afford to get hit. I'm not punch-proof

He tapped, I let go, and then he tried to continue. I grabbed on to him again, and I told him right in his ear, "I know you tapped. You know you tapped. But you want to continue? We'll continue." I told the ref, "We know he tapped, but let it go. We're going to continue." I grabbed Shamrock and started to yell in his ear, "Go! Go!" He must have felt by the tone of my voice that I wasn't going to let go a second time." He's like, "No, no - you're right, I tapped."

I said 'You cheated.' He gave me a look like "So what?" I threw in a couple of head butts and when I got the choke, I held on a little longer than I should have. Let's just say that I didn't feel him tap.