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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.

Bernard Hopkins

The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.
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Athlete Motivation Smart
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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Motivation Steps Style
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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Knows Own Value Worth
I wouldn’t wanna fight me, because I know it wouldn’t be a good outcome for both.
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Fighting Motivation Outcomes
I’ve got a history of frustrating guys and making them angry.
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Fighter Guy Motivation
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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Boxing Lockout Motivation Sports
If I’m in a situation where Duane Ford is one of the judges, I have to pick it up.
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Fighter Judging Motivation
I’m 100 percent clean. I’m doing this off of nuts and bananas.
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Bananas Clean Nuts
There 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.
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Boxing Out People Work
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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Fighting Workout Years
You’ve got to be willing to look at a guy’s face and say I will kill you if I have to. You’ve got to be willing to look in his face and say that I will stab you, I will hurt you and you can’t talk the game, you’ve got to really act and do the game.
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Hurt Motivation Talking
The only way you can get experience is from the clock. Time works with some people and against some people. Fortunately, the clock has worked in my favor.
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Favor Motivation People
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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Beats Boys White
I have the philosophy that I’m different. I have the body, the well-being and the experience. Now the teacher gets to show the student that he’s worthy of the lesson. Let me show him through experience.
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Different Philosophy Teacher
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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Motivation People
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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Fighter Motivation Winning

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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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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