Dominick Cruz

I feel that I fell somewhat under that category where I was using fighting to kind of run from my own self to an extent, to kind of numb the things that I thought about myself. When I had fighting taken away, I was forced to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'What are you without fighting?' ”

I've never not owned a stick shift. There's something about manual transmissions that I really appreciate and enjoy. And besides that, I like driving; I enjoy driving. ”

I'm not always 'Dominick Cruz, Tough Guy.' Depression runs in my bloodline. ”

This is a game where if you don't have people who dislike you, then you don't know what it is to be liked. I've had a lot of dislike thrown at me in this game, but I've also had a lot of love. ”

I think we are here to challenge ourselves and make ourselves better people and not just sit around in the world simply floating through life. You should be trying to do something great and making yourself better. You should be trying to evolve. That's what I'm trying to do, and that is very important to me. ”

At a certain point, when I let go and was done - when I stopped and could say I was blessed and thankful to be a champion, when I finally enjoyed life from this different perspective - that's when I healed. Letting go healed me. ”

I don't need fighting. It's the cherry on top to this beautiful life I've been given. ”

Loss is part of life. If you don't have loss, you don't grow. ”

I kill hype for a living. ”

I fight to drive my percentages through the roof for winning and lower my percentage by taking the least amount of damage and least amount of hits. ”