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I'm a fighting man, a fighting man with generations of fighting men before me in my family. That's all we do: we fight.
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There are 7 billion people in the world, but there's only one heavyweight champion of the world, and that's me.
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Training's training; boxing's boxing. Everyone does the same kind of stuff: they spar, they train, they do whatever they do to prepare for fights.
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I set out in the beginning to be the heavyweight champion of the world. From a very young age, I was going to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Nothing else was a problem to me. That's what I'll finish doing.
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I never started in boxing to be a British champion or a world champion. There are loads of world champions in Britain, and if you mention them to someone out there on the street, nobody knows who they are.
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I was always quite good at fixing and working with cars. My dad's always dealt cars, and I've always been brought up around them. They're one of the things I've always been interested in.
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I already know what boxers do; I've been in it all my life. I know what they do, and I know how they prepare.
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I will become the greatest, because all travellers have to be able to adapt. That quality, adaptability, is essential to that way of life. Not many boxers have it but I can adapt before a fight to the opponent, during the fight if necessary.
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If ever you want to get rid of somebody you don't want to talk to, just mention God. They're out of there.
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My belief is that my wife should be at home looking after my kids and cooking and cleaning. She's a very privileged woman to have a husband like me. Not everyone's in her position, but the ones who are are very lucky. That's my opinion.
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Whatever is conventional, I am the opposite. So if you want to walk in a straight line, I am going to walk in zigzags. If you want to throw a 1-2, I'll throw a 2-1.
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People can say what they want about me. But I've got a big heart and will keep going.
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I'm like the man who is always supposed to fight, but never ends up fighting. He just spends money.
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I'm not homophobic, I'm not racist. I'm not against any people. All I have for people is love.
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Listen, I believe I should be winning Sport Personality of the Year because if it's about sporting achievements and it's about personality, then I'm a winner hands down.
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Obviously, I care about the kids. Family, all that sort of stuff. But really, I don't care about life, don't care about death. Nothing. That's the kind of man you are dealing with. That's why I can't be beaten.
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All my people are from Ireland. I was born in Manchester, but I am Irish.
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Boxing is a dying sport, really. Years ago, the world heavyweight champion could be said to have reached the highest pinnacle of sport. Even in this country, boxers were heroes. Think of Henry Cooper and Frank Bruno.
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Lennox Lewis is a hater of Tyson Fury.
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Although I think of myself as the greatest heavyweight, I do respect the legends of the past for what they did. But they are not my heroes.
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They are the three venues I wanted to box in - I wasn't really interested in Las Vegas and all of them places. The three I always said was Croke Park, United, and Madison Square Garden.
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I do like going to the movies, but I like eating tons of sweets and ice cream, so I can't go to the movies anymore.
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There's never been someone like me in history - a fighter like me only comes along every 1,000 years.
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I'm a unique fighter - one of a kind.