I want it all: I want the attention and live for the glory nights.
ANTHONY JOSHUAI want it all: I want the attention and live for the glory nights.
ANTHONY JOSHUAPrayer 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 JOSHUAYou’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.
ANTHONY JOSHUAThe 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 JOSHUAI don’t have a strict diet; I keep it simple. I try to eat fish, meat, veg and carbs – potatoes and rice – but I’ll try and pack it in because as I’m burning so much energy. I have to see food as an energy source.
ANTHONY JOSHUAWhen you are caught with a big shot, you don’t really feel it. It’s like being in a car crash, and maybe your arm has been ripped off… it is only when you look down at it that you realise it has happened.
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUAI 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.
ANTHONY JOSHUADon’t worry about the title. Worry about what you’ve got to do today, tomorrow, the next day, and that title will be waiting for you.
ANTHONY JOSHUAIt’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.
ANTHONY JOSHUAWherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.
ANTHONY JOSHUAAmerica 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 JOSHUABoxing 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 JOSHUABoxing’s a sport that gives you licence to act like an idiot, I think.
ANTHONY JOSHUAAli 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.
ANTHONY JOSHUAJust 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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