In Their Own Words: The Week’s Noteworthy MMA Quotes

“After I started training in MMA I won three championships in a row.”
- Shaquille O’Neal admitted to Inside MMA on HDNet that the workout in MMA put him in the physical condition he needed to be in to win NBA championships.

“We play Rock Band and make bets and do embarrassing things to each other.  If they would’ve lost the bet they would’ve been outside in the yard buck naked washing our goat.  We have a goat named Nick the Goat that we named after Nick ‘The Goat’ (Thompson), the fighter.  They would have been out there washing the goat.

- Dennis Hallman spoke to MMA DieHards about why he wore the infamous bikini at UFC 133.

“I can’t even tell you how embarrassed I am that he wore those shorts.”
- UFC President Dana White told MMA DieHards about his disgust towards Hallman’s attire at UFC 133.

“I know that Georges is training with Freddie Roach, but I doubt he’s sparring Pacquiao. Nick will be sparring frequently with (Andre) Ward and I think it will help him tremendously”
- Cesar Gracie commented on Diazbrothers.com about Nick Diaz’s preparations for Georges St-Pierre.

“The Culture Shock School Tour is a thing we do every school year.  We go in and teach the kids about hip-hop culture.  We have this theatrical thing where we go inside the gym (and) we have the entire school, including the teachers and administrative (staff), and we teach them where the hip-hop culture began.”
- Houston Alexander explained to MMA DieHards how he promotes his passion for hip hop.

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