I was told I would be back in 90 days. If I listened to people, I would be back where I came from – the penitentiary.
BERNARD HOPKINSDid you hear what this idiot just said!? He said it’s not about the W…It’s everything about the W with me!
More Bernard Hopkins Quotes
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Anybody who thinks I’m taking this fight for a paycheck doesn’t know me. My whole life I’ve been achieving the impossible.
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The controversy was that Chad Dawson thought he was in an MMA fight and not a boxing match.
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If I’m in a situation where Duane Ford is one of the judges, I have to pick it up.
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I always not only want push the envelope in my career but I also have an itch for going against the grain.
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If you don’t know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it’ll be less than you’re worth.
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Prison is a thing where talking gets you killed. What gets you respect is you do. The guy that you fear is a guy that says nothing.
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I didn’t need to take any fight for the last 10 years. But I’ve always fought the best and I’ve always wanted to prove myself to the best.
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I function better when my back is to the wall.
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I still shop at Costco. I just started tipping two years ago.
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I want to be the poster child for taking care of yourself after 40. Obesity is an epidemic in this country and I’m a living, breathing example of what it means to stay healthy.
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Enjoy that you can see me now. I would love to see the great Michael Jordan and Julius Erving in their younger days, but they’re gone. Look at me at 50, I’m going to eat right and live right so I can take less punches and look normal.
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This fight isn’t about boxing, it’s something deeper than that.
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The only thing I can do is be right about what I say. Because I know I’m being watched. I understand what I’m facing. All I can do is put the work behind it.
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Understand that I’m at my best when it comes to proving a point, not only to show that I’m a better fighter and a better athlete at 40½ years old, but I’m at my best when I know I’ve got to beat the system again.
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The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.
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