Bernard Hopkins Quotes

United States, Boxer
January 15, 1965

Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012.

I say the sweet science is to hit and not get hit.

Bernard Hopkins
- Science
- Sweet
My whole career, I got a lot of credit for not taking punches.

Bernard Hopkins
- Career

I saw worse stuff inside prison than I ever saw in the streets.

Bernard Hopkins
I like to do things that are noncombat- or boxing-related. So I jump rope a lot, and then I run a lot.

Bernard Hopkins
- Jump
- Boxing
When you grow up hard, when you grow up surviving, unfortunately, it helps.

Bernard Hopkins
- Up
Ninety-nine percent of getting over a problem is mental.

Bernard Hopkins
No one's kicking down the door to fight Bernard Hopkins.

Bernard Hopkins
- Door
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.

Bernard Hopkins
- Balance