My daughter will find some of the sweetest words to tell you that can make a grown man cry. She still gives me the same inspiration. She still motivates me.
DEONTAY WILDERI don’t play boxing.
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When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that – it was a heavenly sound to me.
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You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that’s in the past out.
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It’s a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there’s more to gain from this.
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I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good surroundings, raised by the church, where I went every week whether I wanted to or not.
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People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn’t got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That’s how I have came up this fast.
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To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it’s going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let’s do it that way.
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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
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Every guy I touch, it’s the same result. When I land, it’s like seeing one of those preachers on TV. When I touch them, they fall out.
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I don’t care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble.
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I definitely got into a lot of fights when I was a kid. I never understood it. I was one of those quiet kids. I never picked with no one.
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I’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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It’s contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that’s how it is.
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I don’t see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.
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There is no bigger fight than Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
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When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
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Everybody has their due season. And it’s all about what you do in your season.
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People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
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I don’t play boxing.
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People who know me know that if I say I’m going to do something, I’m doing it. I am hungry. I am determined.
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When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has done for this sport. He was a real-life hero.
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Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may be funny, but if I say I’m going to get you, I’m going to get you.
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I was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go right.
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I want to put my name in history. I love history.
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I decided to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time – go get a chef and a nutritionist – and I brought them on board.
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I’m ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me?
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When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you’ve got a dangerous man on your hands.
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