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.
DEONTAY WILDERWhen 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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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 don’t have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.
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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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Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.
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I’m not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire.
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People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
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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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I would love to go to England.
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I have so many things that I want to do with my life. I just don’t see myself being a fighter forever. Boxing is my love and passion. It also opens up and sets up other things in my life as well.
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I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring.
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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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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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I like to have fun in the ring, but I knock them out.
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It don’t matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I’m going to fight like heavyweight champions do.
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I don’t know how a man can live with himself to get to the top knowing he didn’t do it the right way.
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