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" There's no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I'm the most athletic heavyweight in the division. "
Deontay Wilder
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" When I come to spar, I definitely come to spar; I definitely come to fight. "
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" 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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" It don't matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I'm going to fight like heavyweight champions do. "
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" When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that - it was a heavenly sound to me. "
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" God definitely blessed me with power. I still don't know the limits of my own power. "
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" You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that's in the past out. "
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" People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down. "
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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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" Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I'm getting more dangerous. I'm getting stronger and stronger. "
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" I don't see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible. "
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" At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of them. And I would live to fight the U.K. guys - even in the U.K. "
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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. "
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" I have so many things that I want to do with my life. I just don't see myself being a fighter forever. Boxing is my love and passion. It also opens up and sets up other things in my life as well. "
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" I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I'm capable of doing in the ring. "
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" My daughter will find some of the sweetest words to tell you that can make a grown man cry. She still gives me the same inspiration. She still motivates me. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" 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.' "
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" I always picture my grandkids looking at their grandfather and saying, 'My grandfather was the last or the first to do something.' There's nothing like setting goals and watching yourself get there, accomplishing that goal and putting your name to a part of history. "
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" To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too. "
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" This is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting - the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait. "
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