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" I still think about the first time I met Lennox Lewis, and he took the time out to talk to me, and he showed me different techniques. I'll never forget. Lennox was one of those guys that set the standard. He's a hard act to follow. But I love a challenge. "

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" I'm the guy who has everything it takes to be heavyweight champion of the world. It's not just about being great inside the ring: it's about being able to do great things outside of the ring. Not everyone has that. I love to be out there with the people. "

Deontay Wilder

Love

Great

Champion

" 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. "

Deontay Wilder

People

God

" The craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn't no punk. "

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

" I don't care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Deontay Wilder

Experience

Looking Forward

" I am very comfortable travelling and going into other territories. "

" There is no bigger fight than Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. "

" I wanted to show the world what Deontay Wilder is all about. I'm a heavyweight, and I'm exciting. "

" Whether somebody think badly of me, whether somebody don't feel that I should be doing this or I should be doing that way, I don't really care. Whether they think that my fatigue is being laid, legs are skinny, I don't care. "

Deontay Wilder

Way

Feel

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Size doesn't mean anything - not all the time. "

" The British scene in boxing, not just the heavyweight division, is popping. "

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

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

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

" When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that - it was a heavenly sound to me. "

Deontay Wilder

Throw

Sound

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

" To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it's going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let's do it that way. "

" I decided to do something I've been wanting to do for a long time - go get a chef and a nutritionist - and I brought them on board. "

Deontay Wilder

Chef

Wanting

" 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'm ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me? "

Deontay Wilder

Parker

Question

" 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. "

Deontay Wilder

Focused

Said

" I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt - and the key word is 'try' - I'm ready to give them that opportunity. "

" People who know me know that if I say I'm going to do something, I'm doing it. I am hungry. I am determined. "

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

" 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. "