I want the people to be able to see me and be able to see a great performance.
DEONTAY WILDERPeople 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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There’s no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I’m the most athletic heavyweight in the division.
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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.
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This 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.
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When I am in the ring, all I think about is knocking my opponent’s head off, getting him out of there. Hurting him. Putting pain to him. I will have no mercy. I will have no pity.
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People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
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My dream was to play for Alabama – football, basketball.
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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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Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.
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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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When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
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I would love to go to England.
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I’m looking forward to the fighting with no headgear – I’m jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear.
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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 wanted to show the world what Deontay Wilder is all about. I’m a heavyweight, and I’m exciting.
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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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Fury made a name for himself in America, and as a fighter, you have to establish yourself there, first and foremost, to be known worldwide.
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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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Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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We knew Stiverne was tough. You’ve got to give it to him. He’s got a tough chin.
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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 can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.
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I’m not playing around in 2016.
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This 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.
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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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God definitely blessed me with power. I still don’t know the limits of my own power.
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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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