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"It was a natural process, because when we go to the ring we are human beings, but once you feel the punches and the competition that's when the beast comes out and takes hold of us."
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"Unlike sport in business the win-win is the best possible score."

"Where there is competition, one cannot attain (true) 'Knowledge'."

"Nothing frustrates people more than a cocky guy who's still winning."

"Nothing amuses people more than a cocky guy who starts losing."

"If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly - I'll beat you unfairly first."

"If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place."

"Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters."

"Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly."

"Hmm", Jason snapped his fingers. "I can call a friend for a ride.Percy raised his eyebrows. "Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first."

"If you are a winner by the judgements of few judges and not by your performance, you are not a real winner."
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"I made a gym, it's the best gym in Nicaragua, I have kids that this year July 6th through the 11th will be fighting and then will go on to the Central American Games and I'm sure at least one will win a gold medal."

"What helped me was I had people around me to remind me to help my country even when it did me wrong, have respect for my people, my family, my nation and mankind."

"I could do what a lot of people are doing and that's sign the best Nicaraguan fighters and then sell them to Don King, but there's no way I'll do that."

"Later in July I'm going to be promoting and putting on a boxing show of amateur fighters from July 21st through the 28th where one hundred kids will be fighting and competing with each other to see who's going to be the best."

"Not many people do at the age of 21 or younger even, know how to act nor could be concerned with anything other than fighting, women and money."

"When money comes into play then that's all it's about wanting money, who's making the most who can get the most, me, me me... and in the end it screws up the person and the sport."

"When you won that title you should know now that you are representing a whole country or nation with your actions and you are now in a glass house or under a microscope and you better be ready to make your people proud."

"It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come."

"When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen."
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