The game’s been good to me and I hope I’ve been good to the game. I’m 50 years old and I’ve pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.
EVANDER HOLYFIELDWhen you have a sound mind, you can do what’s necessary.
More Evander Holyfield Quotes
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A champion shows who he is by what he does when he’s tested. When a person gets up and says ‘I can still do it’, he’s a champion.
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I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics.
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I lived in a project and didn’t have a good education. But, I’d listen to the preacher, who said that God would show me the way. Everything starts from that confidence.
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Odds are just the people opinion. Respect your own opinion.
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I think my whole living in vain involves me. I know that the biggest help for me is to help someone else in so many different ways.
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I got three whippings a day from my mama.
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I’ve had a great life following my faith and my instincts.
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If you quit every time things don’t go your way, then you’ll be quitting all through your life.
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Either I believe I can be the best heavyweight fighter in the world and beat everyone, or I will not. I feel I can beat everyone as a heavyweight.
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Deep down, I reckon the sweetest moment will come when it’s finally all over. When, at last, I know that I can stop fighting. Of course it’ll also be a little sad. The sweetest moments, y’know, always come with just a little sadness.
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The cat and mouse game is smart, but people want to see fighters who come to win, or do not wait to go to the judges. When the fight goes all the way, they see the spirit of the person that wants to win.
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Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits.
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The word of God steadies me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences.
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When you refuse to fight guys because you say you are better than them, that is not really being the best. If I could just fight certain fighters that fit my style, I would look great in all of them.
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When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.
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