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The controversy was that Chad Dawson thought he was in an MMA fight and not a boxing match.
I'm so glad that I didn't give up on myself and there were people who didn't give up on me.
The young is always there to replace what we call the old. That's the process, even in nature.
I would never let a white boy beat me. You can print that. I would never lose to a white person.
UFC is street fighting in a cage. Boxing is a controlled, skilled talent. There's no comparison.
Being able to do what I do in the ring and out of the ring is evidence that I'm not from this world.
Just because you started off one way don't mean the ending of the book has to be the way you started.
Money is great, but history is something that you can never get rid of and act like it didn't happen.
I like to do things that are noncombat- or boxing-related. So I jump rope a lot, and then I run a lot.
Ninety percent of the media picked Pavlik, and I always appreciate naysayers. That's what motivates me.
It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary.
I have to constantly work on my reflexes and hand-eye coordination. I do a lot of puzzles. I play chess.
If you don't know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it'll be less than you're worth.
I learned a lot from being in hell. I learned discipline. I learned that I choose what to put in my body.
I've had a hard life. I smell and sense fear. I didn't get that from Catholic school; I know what fear is.
I always not only want push the envelope in my career but I also have an itch for going against the grain.
I was made to be where I'm at. I just had to go through some challenges, so that I can educate others later.
Did you hear what this idiot just said!? He said it's not about the W...It's everything about the W with me!
If you really look at it, I have done the 'American Dream' that people have died on boats to come here to live.
We want to give you the roses when you're dead. That's how human beings think. I try not to think like a human.
I don't drink occasionally. I don't drink on the holidays. I don't drink alcohol, period. Not wine, not nothing.
Father Time is whether you're an athlete or not an athlete. Father Time is always around. I think I'm just special.
I've shown, for twenty-plus years, with a legacy that will be talked about way after I'm gone, that I am different.
I was told I would be back in 90 days. If I listened to people, I would be back where I came from - the penitentiary.
Yes, we have to look at our opponents and study our opponents. But you have to look at you first and know you can do it.
Anybody who thinks I'm taking this fight for a paycheck doesn't know me. My whole life I've been achieving the impossible.
The worst damage a person - a fighter or even a person that's just everyday living - is shorten your life by your lifestyle.
There is nothing more important than staying alert, reading your opponent, that counts for both inside and outside the ring.
I like the old school, then I add the new school, and I got a concoction of greatness. I can't miss; you can't miss with that.
When you have somebody that's smart and you're not so smart, to me that's modern day slavery because you're being dictated to.
To me, you can be young in your mind, in the way you think, but if your body don't come with that, then it's wishful thinking.
I got knocked down. Anybody could be knocked down, anybody can be knocked out, but it's not what happened, but what happens next.
It's two sides to everybody. I'm a manager - I'm a promoter - and I'm a fighter, so it is two sides to me. That's a balance there.
Hagler was a puncher-slugger. He'd box sometimes, but boxing wasn't his forte. His thing was relentless punishment and 'beat you.'
Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins is an event where actors and actresses will come out, and I give all credit to Oscar for that.
When guys say at the press conference, 'I'm not scared' - now, for a guy to tell me he's not scared of me means that you are scared.
I'm special, in a way that is good. I don't have to explain 'special.' There is no definition for special. Special speaks for itself.
If you get your body right, you get your mind right, whatever you do, you have a fighting chance, and you have a chance to be victorious.
I didn't need to take any fight for the last 10 years. But I've always fought the best and I've always wanted to prove myself to the best.
Boxing is the sweet science. You hit and not get hit. There's no reward for you to hit me more than I hit you other than on the scorecards.
When I left the penitentiary, I learned to stay away from the Philly cheesesteaks, the pizza, the junk that clogs your arteries and kills you.
I would love to play with the Flyers. I got the two front teeth missing, so I can look the part. I'm ready cosmetically. I could fit right in.
There's no great person that lived that didn't go through scrutiny or ridicule and prosecution in all types of ways, to be who they are in history.
I want to be the spokesman for the 40-and-older crowd, inspiring people to believe that no matter their age, they can be healthy and save their lives.
The only way you can get experience is from the clock. Time works with some people and against some people. Fortunately, the clock has worked in my favor.
I don't know what being a 48-year-old feels like. There are a lot of 48 year olds that aren't in good shape. The pharmacy is making a killing off of them.
I really didn't care. I'd do something to somebody and walk in front of them the next day like it never happened. I had very very low value on my own life.
I'm not going to give up. If you pay attention to my plan and the way I live and the way I eat, then you have a chance to extend your life a few more years.
The only thing I can do is be right about what I say. Because I know I'm being watched. I understand what I'm facing. All I can do is put the work behind it.
You're not going to see a new Bernard Hopkins. I'm too old for that crap. I think what you will see is something different that I know I am capable of doing.