The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.
BERNARD HOPKINSIf you don’t know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it’ll be less than you’re worth.
More Bernard Hopkins Quotes
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I am an old man, I just happen to be an old man that can fight.
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I got knocked down. Anybody could be knocked down, anybody can be knocked out, but it’s not what happened, but what happens next.
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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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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 wouldn’t wanna fight me, because I know it wouldn’t be a good outcome for both.
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary.
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Boxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar is a survivor, he’s gonna be back bigger and stronger.
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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.
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This fight isn’t about boxing, it’s something deeper than that.
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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 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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There’s always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.
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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 still shop at Costco. I just started tipping two years ago.
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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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