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.
DEONTAY WILDERI 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.
DEONTAY WILDERIt’s contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that’s how it is.
DEONTAY WILDERThis is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting – the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait.
DEONTAY WILDERThe craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn’t no punk.
DEONTAY WILDERI didn’t even know about amateur boxing, period.
DEONTAY WILDERWorking with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I’m getting more dangerous. I’m getting stronger and stronger.
DEONTAY WILDERI 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.
DEONTAY WILDERIt’s a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there’s more to gain from this.
DEONTAY WILDERYou have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that’s in the past out.
DEONTAY WILDERThis is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That’s why I don’t respect people who criticize fighters.
DEONTAY WILDERI will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I’m the right man for the job… I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.
DEONTAY WILDERBoxing is my true calling. I’ve found my purpose in life.
DEONTAY WILDERGoing to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I’m going to treat it like it’s the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it’s one man, one ring.
DEONTAY WILDERI wanted to show the world what Deontay Wilder is all about. I’m a heavyweight, and I’m exciting.
DEONTAY WILDERPeople can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
DEONTAY WILDERWhen one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
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