Andre Ward Quotes
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Sometimes the biggest statements you can make are by living something out.
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Did I have rough days? Days I didn't want to train? Days I thought my career would never get back off the ground and possibly be over? Absolutely.
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Pilates is phenomenal.
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The game plan might be different based on the opponent, but the approach is the same.
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Dad couldn't train me. He was too high-strung, like, 'Throw your jab!' and I'd start crying.
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At the end of the day, the great ones - well, they rise, and that's what I want to do.
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My thing is that if you love the sport, appreciate the sport as a whole. If you love the sport, you love the slick boxer; you love the guy who can box and punch. You love the brawler.
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I have never won big fights just doing one thing, being one-dimensional.
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When you make a stance, sometimes there are consequences.
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I'm a five-time world champion in two different weight classes. Man, it's amazing.
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I don't come from a position that I am better than everybody; I come from a position that I had a tough upbringing. And I don't always highlight it, because I just never wanted to be that person with another rags to riches story.
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Going through a long legal battle is not what you sign up for as a fighter.
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When people ask me, 'What do you do for fun?' - it's my family. That's it.
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My mom had struggles. My dad had struggles. He raised me as a single parent. I rebelled and almost quit amateur boxing, but my faith in God had a lot to do with me slowly getting my life together.
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One of the reasons why I signed up with Roc Nation was because of their ability to not just have a vision of doing things but the actual ability and resources to carry that vision out.
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I have showed things in sparring and camp that I don't show in fights.
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People are entitled to their opinion. I respect them, but it doesn't mean they're right.
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Once you go up in weight, I will never go down; you just don't do it.
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I see sometimes how guys may make a buffoon of themselves to sell a few more tickets. They create this image, and when it's all said and done, it's like everything falls out from under them. They have no stability. I never wanted to be one of those guys.
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This is called prizefighting for a reason.
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Sounding bitter is not a good look. Less so if you're retired.
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I don't think anyone in that Roc Nation office gets eight hours of sleep; I highly doubt it. They're constantly working, and they're on top of everything, and they have a department for everything.
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No disrespect, but I don't make decisions based on opinions.
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Monsters have always been built in this sport. I just don't believe the hype. You've got to show me.