Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Quotes
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Racism is a physical experience.
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We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.
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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.
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Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.
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I still have the sword of Inigo Montoya - it's mine!
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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.
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Simple peck-order bullying is only the beginning of the kind of hierarchical behavior that can lead to racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, classism, and all the other 'isms' that cause so much suffering in the world.
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For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport, more than just the physical aspects. I haven't seen boxing movies very often that really go so deep into the minds of the boxers. It really puts out how much it is about strategy and tactics and technique.
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Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.
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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.
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There are two smells that I can recognize right away. The smell of the boxing ring and the smell of a garage. That's where I grew up. I can recognize these places with my eyes closed.
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I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing. It's always been a part of me.
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Agents are still asking for millions of dollars for actors that don't sell one ticket.
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I think it's fair to say I've always been a boxing fan.
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I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse.
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Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism, we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race, sex, age, or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans.
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We must confront our own racism. Discriminatory housing and employment policies are nothing more than institutionalised racism.
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In boxing, if you think you will lose..you're already halfway there.
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Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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You'll get, like, 10 pages of sides the night before, and you have to go in and just wing it. For someone like me, I came from the theater, and I don't like putting anything up in front of anybody until it's really, really ready, so it can be very frustrating.
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Racism still exists in the sport of boxing.
