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" Boxing is my true calling. I've found my purpose in life. "

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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. "

" Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may be funny, but if I say I'm going to get you, I'm going to get you. "

" 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. "

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

" I never want to hurt no one to the point so they can't go back to their children. "

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" I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player. "

" 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. "

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" I'm one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby. "

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" When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has done for this sport. He was a real-life hero. "

" Everybody has their due season. And it's all about what you do in your season. "

" Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours. "

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" 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. "

Looking Forward

" To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too. "

" Street fight, you just ground and pound 'em. Boxing is totally different. "

" People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn't got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That's how I have came up this fast. "

" I had a lot of great moments with David Haye. "

" I've been talking about unifying the division for a long time. "

" My dream was to play for Alabama - football, basketball. "

" If I have to go through Fury after my Povetkin fight - and I never look past my next fight; I am not that foolish - to get those belts, I would love to fight him next. "

" Nothing has been given to Deontay Wilder. So with that being said, nothing is going to be taken from me. So I must stay focused. I must. I must. It is an absolute must to stay focused. "

" When I am in the ring, all I think about is knocking my opponent's head off, getting him out of there. Hurting him. Putting pain to him. I will have no mercy. I will have no pity. "

" I can adapt to any environment or any situation I need to, so I am ready to go to Russia. You take what you get or start crying about it, but I am re-doing 'Rocky IV.' I am doing the black 'Rocky.' "