Deontay Wilder Quotes
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I'm the guy who has everything it takes to be heavyweight champion of the world. It's not just about being great inside the ring: it's about being able to do great things outside of the ring. Not everyone has that. I love to be out there with the people.
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People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn't got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That's how I have came up this fast.
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My neighborhood was normal. I had a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone. Typical American upbringing. Sometimes we got into trouble, but everyone watched after each other, so if my parents didn't see me making trouble, another family would tell them.
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Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I'm getting more dangerous. I'm getting stronger and stronger.
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I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.
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I'm ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me?
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I still think about the first time I met Lennox Lewis, and he took the time out to talk to me, and he showed me different techniques. I'll never forget. Lennox was one of those guys that set the standard. He's a hard act to follow. But I love a challenge.
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I want the people to be able to see me and be able to see a great performance.
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I don't just rely on my right hand when I'm in the ring. That's the least thing I think about. I think about the preparation I've trained for, and I try to execute. And guys can't stand up to the power. I've been blessed with that, and it's something that can't be taught.
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I'm looking forward to the fighting with no headgear - I'm jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear.
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When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that - it was a heavenly sound to me.
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I'm one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby.
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People who know me know that if I say I'm going to do something, I'm doing it. I am hungry. I am determined.
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My daughter will find some of the sweetest words to tell you that can make a grown man cry. She still gives me the same inspiration. She still motivates me.
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I don't have to build up strength; I have been blessed with it. I do lift weights and train hard, but I am a very special individual - a very special man with very special talent and very special power. I can get any man - any man - out of there in a matter of seconds. That is the thing I love about myself.
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Everybody has their due season. And it's all about what you do in your season.
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I was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go right.
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When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you've got a dangerous man on your hands.
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I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I'm capable of doing in the ring.
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This is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That's why I don't respect people who criticize fighters.
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You always pray for a healthy child, and in this situation, Naieya was born with Spina Bifida... We had choices on the table, and choices to terminate the pregnancy. We could have went on with our lives, and that would have been it, but we decided to take on the challenge.
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Street fight, you just ground and pound 'em. Boxing is totally different.
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Boxing is my true calling. I've found my purpose in life.
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You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that's in the past out.