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" When I was up in college, I had a friend, and he was the only guy who knew I wasn't going to be able to attend school no more because I had a child on the way. I remember we was right at the lunch table. I was like, 'Man, I should start boxing.' I felt like every fighter that's on TV made a lot of money. I was like, 'You gotta make a lot of money.' "

Deontay Wilder

School

Money

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

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

" Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I'm getting more dangerous. I'm getting stronger and stronger. "

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

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

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

" When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you've got a dangerous man on your hands. "

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

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

" My right hand is a monster. "

" 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

" I want the people to be able to see me and be able to see a great performance. "

Deontay Wilder

Want

People

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

" 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

" 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. "

" I want to put my name in history. I love history. "

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

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

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

" I don't play boxing. "

Deontay Wilder

Play

Boxing

" There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you're really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you... or are you the real deal? "

" 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. "

" I don't know how a man can live with himself to get to the top knowing he didn't do it the right way. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "