Alan Minter Quotes
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Racism still exists in the sport of boxing.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
One of my brothers, Eric, who is one year older than me, was actually the first one to start boxing, and being the youngest sibling, I wanted to do what he did, so I pushed my parents to let me join.
Mandy Bujold -
Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people.
Manny Pacquiao -
The art of boxing is seeing spaces and being able to take shots. The hitting and being hit have to become one. Your reactions have to be so in the moment. There's no time to think.
Garry Shandling -
In boxing, there are no bad guys or good guys. Just people trying to make a living and trying to live up to their pride and to try to become someone.
Edgar Ramirez -
I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.
Olivier Martinez
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I am interested in the way advances in medicine and palliative care mean more people now have the opportunity to plan their own deaths, and also plan for those who are left behind. What does that do to the grieving process?
Laura Wade -
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was one of the worst boxing matches I've ever seen, but millions of people watched it because of the personalities involved.
Daniel Bryan -
I have had shoulder injuries in the past, but usually it's from training.
Warren Cuccurullo Duran Duran -
One of the wonderful things about wrestling, to me, is that you can protect people who have had head injuries.
Daniel Bryan -
I started boxing because of my brother. And then I came to admire the all-time greats, like Roberto Duran and Muhammad Ali. I'd say I admired Ali more than any fighter in my life.
Canelo Alvarez -
In boxing, if you think you will lose..you're already halfway there.
Lennox Lewis
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Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.
Peter Berg -
I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.
Katie Taylor -
Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.
Alexis Arguello -
I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.
Kelly Rowland Destiny's Child -
Boxing should not let - we should not let - the people in business of boxing should not let a person to just walk right in and get the grand prize of boxing. You can't do it in basketball, football, hockey.
Bernard Hopkins -
I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned up at my dressing room together! Stevie started beat boxing and Prince started singing one of my songs, all of a sudden it was like I was in a cypher with these incredible artists.
Jill Scott
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It's very hard to find critics or a magazine today that will publish material that is genuinely independent and written without any concern about being cut off some distributor's list or not be invited or flown into screenings.
Wim Wenders -
I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that.
Naomi Scott -
Dancing is like riding a bike.
Jamie Bell -
Now when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.
Jules Verne -
Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious.
Alan Minter