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 HOLYFIELDHe listens to his trainer real good. He just doesn’t listen to me. I still can’t get him to do nothing.
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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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Every time someone starts talking about weight, it takes away from the fight. No one is born at that weight. We grew into that weight. It is all about the challenge, more so than the weight.
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We lived in a real rough place but my mother kept me straight.
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I got three whippings a day from my mama.
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Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot.
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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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My goal is to be the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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As far as working out, I know exactly what I’m doing.
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When you have a sound mind, you can do what’s necessary.
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Odds are just the people opinion. Respect your own opinion.
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Stay on your toes and always move forward.
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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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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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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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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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