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"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
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"But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club."
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"The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption."
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"Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed."
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"It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment."
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"Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume."
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"I've always wanted to do a boxing movie."
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"In boxing, everybody has their favorites."
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"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
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"Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today."
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"I lost my edge for boxing, I didn't put as much into it as I did before. I didn't run as far. I didn't train as hard. I didn't eat correctly. I started drinking a little bit every now and then."
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"If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues."
Talent
"I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself."
Fear
"When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight."
Weight
"In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian."
Fun
"Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy."
Trust
"I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him."
Man
"Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive."
Life
"I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter."
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"Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume."
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"No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran."
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