I’ve had a great life following my faith and my instincts.
EVANDER HOLYFIELDWhen you refuse to fight guys because you say you are better than them, that is not really being the best. If I could just fight certain fighters that fit my style, I would look great in all of them.
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A setback only paves the way for a comeback.
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When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.
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When you do not change up a lot, people may know you a lot better than they should.
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Either I believe I can be the best heavyweight fighter in the world and beat everyone, or I will not. I feel I can beat everyone as a heavyweight.
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I got three whippings a day from my mama.
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Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best – fighting for a living.
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A champion shows who he is by what he does when he’s tested. When a person gets up and says ‘I can still do it’, he’s a champion.
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Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot.
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The game’s been good to me and I hope I’ve been good to the game. I’m 50 years old and I’ve pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.
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My goal is to be the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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If you quit every time things don’t go your way, then you’ll be quitting all through your life.
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Every time someone starts talking about weight, it takes away from the fight. No one is born at that weight. We grew into that weight. It is all about the challenge, more so than the weight.
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I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics.
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I lived in a project and didn’t have a good education. But, I’d listen to the preacher, who said that God would show me the way. Everything starts from that confidence.
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Deep down, I reckon the sweetest moment will come when it’s finally all over. When, at last, I know that I can stop fighting. Of course it’ll also be a little sad. The sweetest moments, y’know, always come with just a little sadness.
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