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"Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport."
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"We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game we win, if we lose the game, we lose."

"Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?"

"But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy."

"I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent."

"Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point."

"It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to figure out a way to get through the tie."

"Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport."
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"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."


"When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have."


"Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons."


"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."


"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."


"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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