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" 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. "

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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. "

Deontay Wilder

My Life

Passion

Life

" 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. "

" 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. "

Deontay Wilder

Fight

Work

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

" I like to have fun in the ring, but I knock them out. "

" 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 was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go right. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Tuscaloosa, Alabama - I love you. "

" I definitely got into a lot of fights when I was a kid. I never understood it. I was one of those quiet kids. I never picked with no one. "

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

Deontay Wilder

Parker

Question

" 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. "

Deontay Wilder

End

Treat

" I don't have to build up strength; I have been blessed with it. I do lift weights and train hard, but I am a very special individual - a very special man with very special talent and very special power. I can get any man - any man - out of there in a matter of seconds. That is the thing I love about myself. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Of course I want the Furys, of course I want the Joshuas, but the question is, do they want me? "

Deontay Wilder

Question

Course

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

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

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

" My goal is to unify the division. Whoever's got those belts, that's who I want. "

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

Deontay Wilder

Champ

Feeling

" 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. "

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