I like Sergio Martinez. I think he’s strong, he’s gritty, he’s got plenty of heart, he’s not the fanciest guy you might have seen in boxing but he has the goods to be around a long time in the Middleweight division.
BERNARD HOPKINSThere are so many things I’ve done that the world of boxing has witnessed. It’s going to be difficult for the boxing people to pick one of my performances as the best.
More Bernard Hopkins Quotes
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I must destroy everybody that comes in front of me. I must execute them and I must do it in grand style. I must slay Robert Allen like I must slay De La Hoya or anybody else that steps in that ring.
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There’s always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.
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Did you hear what this idiot just said!? He said it’s not about the W…It’s everything about the W with me!
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When you have somebody that’s smart and you’re not so smart, to me that’s modern day slavery because you’re being dictated to.
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The streets was basically my parents.
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I function better when my back is to the wall.
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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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I would never let a white boy beat me. You can print that. I would never lose to a white person.
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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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The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.
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I still shop at Costco. I just started tipping two years ago.
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I’m not going to give up. If you pay attention to my plan and the way I live and the way I eat, then you have a chance to extend your life a few more years.
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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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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’ve done so many unpredictable things and so profoundly. Even the people who want to go against me, are afraid to go against me. They’ve been wrong so many times. A lot of them are just being mum right now. They must feel I can still do things.
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