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I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learnt that you have to be determined. It’s not violence or aggression. It’s sheer determination.

Anthony Joshua

I used to drink. I didn’t like reading, but I discovered the benefits of it. I read that Floyd Mayweather never drinks – and he is the blueprint for boxing.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Boxing Drink Myself Reading
No matter how big and strong you are even Tyson said he was scared as hell walking to the ring. Everyone feels the pressure.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Feeling Hell Himself Ring Scare Strong
America is the mecca of boxing, and they’ve had some great champions here. It’s good to establish your skills and let people know what you’re about in the States.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Boxing Establish Sports State Yourself
In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Domination Hungry Obsession World Young Yourself
Boxing’s a sport that gives you licence to act like an idiot, I think.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Boxing License Myself Sports Thinking
Just set yourself a goal and try and stick to it. Because you’ll always end up better than where you started.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Better End Goal Start Yourself
Prayer is a method practised from ancient days, so it’s very important for us to maintain a spiritual connection, something that people, gladiators would do years ago, so we’re just maintaining that routine.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Connection Important Maintain Practice Prayer Spiritual
I’ll get seven hours sleep a night, but after breakfast, I’ll have an hour just resting, to recover. In Spain they all have siestas, even businessmen.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Business Man Myself Night Recovery
Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but beyond that, this is a journey of the self, and my obsession to get the most from this short life.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Beyond Box Life Myself Obsession Short
People have built me up to be untouchable, unbeatable, invincible, and I’m not that. I am a man, and I am a winner, but that can change in a second.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Beat Build Change Myself Touch
I know every fight could be my last fight, and if that happens, that’s not just a health issue, but I’ll be knocked off that king’s stool.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Fight Health Issues King Myself
Sleeping is like meditation: it’s good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Body Meditation Mindset Sleep
People who do crime do it for reward. But you end up in jail – that’s no reward. Through crime, your ambitions are low.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Ambition Crime End Low People Prison
The mental is more important than the physical. You know, that voice in your head telling you to give up if it gets tough. That’s my main opponent – making sure that if your body wants to stop, your mind won’t let you.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Body Give Up Head Important Mental Stop Voice Yourself
The way I meditate is by being organised. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Home Meditation Myself Organization Reality Room
I realised that I could either fight and get into trouble on the street or I could fight and get paid in the ring. I chose the ring.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Choice Fight Myself Pay Realization Ring

I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learnt that you have to be determined. It’s not violence or aggression. It’s sheer determination.

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I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learnt that you have to be determined. It’s not violence or aggression. It’s sheer determination.

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