“Boxers, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers.” ― “Irish” Wayne Kelly
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“It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.” – Muhammad Ali
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“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson
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“You can’t hit what you can’t see.” – Sugar Ray Robinson
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“To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights, and focusing on training.” – Manny Pacquiao
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“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
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“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses—behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” – Muhammad Ali
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“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali
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“Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There’s nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.” – Sugar Ray Leonard
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“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'” – Muhammad Ali
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“It’s not about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
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“The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs.” – Cus D’Amato
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“A champion shows who he is by what he does when he’s tested.” – Evander Holyfield
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“In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.” – Anthony Joshua
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“Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.” – George Foreman
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“Boxing isn’t just about brute strength; it’s about skill and outwitting your opponent.” – Lennox Lewis
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“When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness.” – Mike Tyson
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“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” – Unknown
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“The key to victory is to find your opponent’s weakness and make him suffer for it.” – Jack Dempsey
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“I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.” – Muhammad Ali
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“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Archie Moore