The way I meditate is by being organised. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.
ANTHONY JOSHUAWherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.
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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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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.
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People are paying to see me. You’ve got to give something back.
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There are two types of warriors: the one that rides through on his horse and tries to slay everyone, and the sniper. I try to be more like the sniper. Bang. Bang. Bang. Break them down, shot by shot.
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As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.
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People who do crime do it for reward. But you end up in jail – that’s no reward. Through crime, your ambitions are low.
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You’re confident, you’re going to the ring to fight, but there’s always that little thing where you’re thinking, ‘God.’ You’re nervous. But you have to embrace it and enjoy it.
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There’s so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don’t achieve that in boxing, you’re nothing.
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Ali was a legend of our sport. For me as a kid, he inspired me to represent myself like a champion in and out of the ring.
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This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight.
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Sleeping is like meditation: it’s good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.
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In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.
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No matter how big and strong you are even Tyson said he was scared as hell walking to the ring. Everyone feels the pressure.
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I still feel I am that 14-year-old kid, hungry and trying to find a way through life. That’s what I’m trying to develop, trying to be good at something through boxing. But I feel like that young kid who’s trying and trying.
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I didn’t make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.
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