Houston Alexander Quotes:

Discipline. Honour. Respect. This is why I appreciate MMA.

Topics: Art, Mma, Discipline

My goal is to win the belt, whoever it's on. I'm not gonna settle for anything less.

source: - Source: www.sbnation.com

Topics: Winning, Goal, Settling

Of course I want to test myself. I enjoy fighting. But I also have six kids, and I want them to go to college. I hope that I can reach a point where I get the best of both worlds.

source: - Source: www.sbnation.com

Topics: Kids, Fighting, College

Rankings don't mean much to me because they can change after one fight. I just hope that I've at least gotten respect. A respect ranking is all I want.

source: - Source: www.sbnation.com

Topics: Mean, Fighting, Want

I grew up in East St. Louis so I wanted to play baseball as a kid. Then I moved to Nebraska and became a football fan and wanted to play football. But I've always been fighting. Growing up in East St. Louis was hard. You had to fight there.

source: - Source: www.sbnation.com

Topics: Baseball, Football, Growing Up

I think every [fighting] style has the same core. It's all about changing and positioning, transitions.

Topics: Fighting, Thinking, Style

Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.

source: - Source: www.sbnation.com

Topics: Hip Hop, Battle, Negative, Breakdancing

One reason why I started fighting was because of my family, and with that, you gotta pay the bills, but I enjoy beating people up in the first place, you know, so it plays hand in hand. Beating up, and getting money!

source: - "Inaugural MMA Fight Pit Event: An Interview with Main Event Houston Alexander". Interview with Gregory Chase, bleacherreport.com. August 9, 2011.

Topics: Fighting, Hands, Play