People are paying to see me. You’ve got to give something back.
ANTHONY JOSHUAI’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.
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The way I meditate is by being organised. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.
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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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It’s not so much about conquering Madison Square Garden or Vegas. The opponents who I fight will take me all around different venues and arenas. I need to conquer opponents.
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Sportsmen just do what they do. I’m not trying to be a role model. If there’s any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can – from my good and my bad.
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I can be the nice family man at home, and then when I go to the gym, maybe sparring with someone, I switch into beast mode. It ain’t pretty.
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What makes a champion great is how he dethrones the guy before him. Look at Mike Tyson against Trevor Berbick and how he crushed him. You have to rip the title away from him.
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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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Just set yourself a goal and try and stick to it. Because you’ll always end up better than where you started.
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Wherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.
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I kind of focus on my own stuff, really, and then when people come into my territory, I’ve got to fight them away, and that’s what we do every time fight night happens.
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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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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.
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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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For me to have a cheeky little biscuit, it’s not going to hurt. But I need to control those indulgences. I can’t just be scoffing cakes and biscuits five nights a week.
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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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