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" Anybody who knows me knows that I don't just love this sport, I am in love with it. I am really in love with this sport. I am obsessed with boxing. I eat, breathe and sleep it. You know, I do it all; this is my life. This is not a hobby for me. This is a lifestyle for me, and I address it accordingly. I take it very, very seriously. "

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Yourself

Goals

" Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I'm going to treat it like it's the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it's one man, one ring. "

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Treat

" I would love to go to England. "

" I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good surroundings, raised by the church, where I went every week whether I wanted to or not. "

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" I'm not going nowhere, no matter who I fight. "

" I'm looking forward to the fighting with no headgear - I'm jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear. "

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Experience

Looking Forward

" This is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That's why I don't respect people who criticize fighters. "

" People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down. "

" I am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me. "

" You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that's in the past out. "

" When I went to college, I went to a junior college. I wanted to go to the University of Alabama but had to go to junior college first to get my GPA up. I did a half-year of junior college, then dropped out and had my daughter. College was always an opportunity to go back. But she, my daughter, was my support. I gave up everything for her. "

" I'm always getting confused with LeBron James. Everywhere I go, I'm LeBron James. "

" I don't just rely on my right hand when I'm in the ring. That's the least thing I think about. I think about the preparation I've trained for, and I try to execute. And guys can't stand up to the power. I've been blessed with that, and it's something that can't be taught. "

" I don't see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible. "

" I didn't even know about amateur boxing, period. "

" It's a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there's more to gain from this. "

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Champ

Feeling

" Once I knock Szpilka out, I want all the Polish fans to come on the 'Bronze Bomber' train as I bring the heavyweight division back to the top. "

" I just love boxing. I'm in love with the sport. "

" I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible. "

" Fury made a name for himself in America, and as a fighter, you have to establish yourself there, first and foremost, to be known worldwide. "

" I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I'm the right man for the job... I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before. "

" I'm not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire. "

" All my prayers go out to Tyson Fury. I know it's difficult to be in his situation. "

" Every guy I touch, it's the same result. When I land, it's like seeing one of those preachers on TV. When I touch them, they fall out. "

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" It's contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that's how it is. "

" When I come to spar, I definitely come to spar; I definitely come to fight. "

" When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness. "

" You always pray for a healthy child, and in this situation, Naieya was born with Spina Bifida... We had choices on the table, and choices to terminate the pregnancy. We could have went on with our lives, and that would have been it, but we decided to take on the challenge. "

" Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don't want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time. "

" It don't matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I'm going to fight like heavyweight champions do. "