Chael Sonnen on Anderson Silva – He is our generation’s Mike Tyson, and a wimp just the same
Chael Sonnen who faces Anderson Silva next Saturday at UFC 148 in a rematch of their epic initial encounter back in August of 2010 was recently on 750 the Game in Portland with John Canzano and discussed their upcoming bout. Check out the highlights below:
On Anderson Silva:
“Yeah he’s just a person. You hear those things but they told us that about Mike Tyson too and what a wimp that guy turned out to be when he finally got some real competition. He’s kind of like the Mike Tyson of our era where they say certain things but at the end of the day when they lock that cage door he’s not going to have a friend and he’s not going to have a two-by-four and I’m sure he could use either one when I get my hands on him.”
On whether he is going to alter his style for his fight against Silva:
“I’ve only got one style. I’ve only got one mindset to go in regardless of the opponent or what the circumstances are. My skills are my skills. I will bring those into the ring. I’m going to be on him and there’s going to be a fist fight I can tell you that.”
On how much it would mean for his career to beat Silva:
“I have tunnel vision. I have a goal. I don’t think you can retire from a sport unless you win a world title. I think you just quit. I had to quit wrestling. I tried to win an Olympic medal and I couldn’t make the team so it hurts and that’s not a good feeling when you dedicate and sacrifice so I’m going to do everything I can to win but that’s capitalism. That’s the way it goes in all business. You succeed and you have a great path, if you don’t you don’t so I will control my own destiny and I will bring everything on the seventh.”
Source: SportsRadioInterviews
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