I wouldn’t wanna fight me, because I know it wouldn’t be a good outcome for both.
BERNARD HOPKINSThere’s always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.
More Bernard Hopkins Quotes
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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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This fight isn’t about boxing, it’s something deeper than that.
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Tavoris Cloud might actually be hungrier than me. How often do you hear a fighter say that his opponent is hungrier than he is? I don’t need hunger. I’m motivated by my desire to prove that I’m different and that I can still silence the critics.
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You’re not going to see a new Bernard Hopkins. I’m too old for that crap. I think what you will see is something different that I know I am capable of doing.
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I was made to be where I’m at. I just had to go through some challenges, so that I can educate others later.
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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.
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You’re hated by some, loved by others, but that’s what’s great about being different. If everybody loved you, that means you’re not doing the right thing most of the time.
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I function better when my back is to the wall.
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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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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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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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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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The NBA has a voice that’s why they have a lockout. The NFL has a voice that’s why they had a lockout. Boxing is the only sport that’s individually represented the individual people – Managers, Promoters and Boxers.
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This is a great position to be in. I don’t really believe there is any fighter, in any decade that can be in my position of luxury that I’ve been in for many years.
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I am going in there to win this fight. I don’t think people are taking me seriously. I’m gonna surprise a lot of people. This guy helped two people make history.
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