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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.

Anthony Joshua

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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Children Development Feeling Goodness Hungry Life Myself Young
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Change Family Home Myself Personality Pretty Switch
I want it all: I want the attention and live for the glory nights.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Attention Glory Live Myself Night
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Aggression Culture Determination Learning Myself Parents Raise Respect Violence
I 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 JOSHUA

Burn Eat Energy Myself Simplicity Strict Try
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Fight Myself Need Opponent Rival
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Confidence Embrace Enjoyment Fight Ring Thinking Yourself
Boxing’s a sport that gives you licence to act like an idiot, I think.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Boxing License Myself Sports Thinking
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Break Myself Shoot Type Warrior
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Biscuit Control Food Myself Night
When 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 JOSHUA

Feeling Realization Yourself
America 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 JOSHUA

Boxing Establish Sports State Yourself
I used to drink. I didn’t like reading, but I discovered the benefits of it. I read that Floyd Mayweather never drinks – and he is the blueprint for boxing.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Boxing Drink Myself Reading
Cardio is a nice way to start the morning, man. Whether you sit on the bike for half an hour or throw on two jumpers and just sweat, it’s good to get up, get the body active, put on your headphones, and just pedal away.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Active Body Headphone Man Morning Start Time Yourself
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.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Children Myself Ring Sports
This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight.
ANTHONY JOSHUA

Fight Goodness Rival Sports

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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