This is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That’s why I don’t respect people who criticize fighters.
DEONTAY WILDERThe craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn’t no punk.
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When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has done for this sport. He was a real-life hero.
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At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of them. And I would live to fight the U.K. guys – even in the U.K.
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My right hand is a monster.
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There is no bigger fight than Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
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Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.
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I’m ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me?
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My dream was to play for Alabama – football, basketball.
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I’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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The craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn’t no punk.
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Whether somebody think badly of me, whether somebody don’t feel that I should be doing this or I should be doing that way, I don’t really care. Whether they think that my fatigue is being laid, legs are skinny, I don’t care.
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I don’t know how a man can live with himself to get to the top knowing he didn’t do it the right way.
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Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I’m going to treat it like it’s the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it’s one man, one ring.
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It’s a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there’s more to gain from this.
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I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I’m the right man for the job… I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.
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I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring.
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