Memorable Boxing Quotes

113 result(s) for Boxing Quotes.
"I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of not trying."
Jay-Z
"In boxing, you create a way of life that suits you, your style, your person, and how you see things."
Oscar De La Hoya
"A champion shows who he is by what he does."
Zig Ziglar
"You cannot watch me and not see greatness."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
Billie Jean King
"I didn't choose boxing. Boxings chose me."
Rocky Marciano
"It’s hard to get up and work out when you’re not feeling motivated. But you can’t always rely on motivation. Sometimes you just have to remind yourself that you have to be disciplined."
Joe Frazier
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"The only thing that matters is how you feel about yourself, and that you are at peace with yourself."
Ronda Rousey
"If you want to be a champion, you have to be willing to be a champion. That's all it comes down to."
Tommy Hearns
"You don’t throw a whole life away just ’cause it’s banged up a little."
Mike Tyson
"I'm a big believer in the 'fake it 'til you make it' philosophy – I just try to maintain this belief while I’m out there."
Manny Pacquiao
"I’m a fighter, not a lover."
Canelo Alvarez
"You must be willing to fight for your dreams."
Bernard Hopkins
"Fighting is like a sport, it should be an option. But you have to learn to protect yourself."
Gervonta Davis
"Boxing is a lot of fun. It’s an escape from life."
Laila Ali
"The only way to make it is to keep your head down and keep going."
George Foreman
"Heavyweight boxing is like a game of chess. You have to think two or three moves ahead."
Donovan Ruddock
"In boxing, it’s not about who has the most experience; it’s about who's willing to go through the fire."
Amir Khan
"All I can do is take it one fight at a time."
Marvin Hagler
"To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will."
Ray Charles
"The only thing I can control is my own performance."
Laila Ali
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"Boxing is a sport of the mind, and the way to win is to control your opponent's mind."
George Foreman
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
Pelé
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
Vince Lombardi
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson
"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."
Paul Valery
"If you want to be a champ, you have to have a champion's mindset."
Roy Jones Jr.
"In boxing, you create your own opportunities."
Shane Mosley
"I’m just a fighter with a dream and a mission."
Canelo Álvarez
"The best fighters are the ones that can adapt."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"You have to prepare to be great."
Andre Ward
"Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is."
Vince Lombardi
"I fight for the people, I fight for my family, I fight for my country."
Manny Pacquiao
"I don’t have dreams. I have goals."
Sena Yorsh
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"You’re never too old to start, but you have to start now."
Bernard Hopkins
"In boxing, it's not about fighting. It's about an art: the art of getting hit and not getting hit."
Sugar Ray Leonard
"The fear of losing can be an awesome motivator."
Dustin Poirier
"When you lose, don’t lose the lesson."
Dalai Lama
"Life is a fight, but it’s how you fight it that matters."
Ivan Drago
"It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up."
Vince Lombardi
"Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up."
Dana White
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses—behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
Muhammad Ali
"In boxing, I had a lot of anxiety. I had to accept that I wasn't going to be the best."
Carmelo Anthony
"I’m not a has-been. I’m a will be."
Lawrence Taylor
"You’ve got to be in a position where you can’t lose."
Evander Holyfield
"To be a champion you have to train like one."
George Foreman
"When you get knocked down, get back up. It’s a lesson in fighting and in life."
Deontay Wilder
"Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision."
Muhammad Ali
"The best fighter is never angry."
Lao Tzu
"I just want to do what I do best: I love to fight."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"The greatest victory is the victory over oneself."
Aristotle
"Fear is the enemy of the people."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"I don't count the days, I make the days count."
Muhammad Ali
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."
Bobby Unseld
"To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will."
Sugar Ray Leonard
"There are no shortcuts in boxing."
Joe Frazier
"Don’t count the days; make the days count."
Muhammad Ali
"I don’t believe in luck. I believe in hard work."
Manny Pacquiao
"Success is a journey, not a destination."
Arthur Ashe
"If you want to be a champion, you cannot have any kind of an outside influence."
Mike Tyson
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson
"It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it’s about the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain
"I’m not a brawler. I’m a fighter."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
Muhammad Ali
"To be a champion, you have to be willing to be mocked, hated, and misunderstood. You have to be able to take it."
Oscar De La Hoya
"Every champ was once a contender that refused to give up."
Rocky Balboa
"I train for a fight. I don’t train for a decision."
Canelo Álvarez
"You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps
"In boxing, there’s no second chance. You have to be ready, and you have to be ready to take what comes."
George Foreman
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"
Muhammad Ali
"Boxing is a sport of strength, but also of intelligence. You have to think on your feet."
Joe Frazier
"The more I practice, the luckier I get."
Gary Player
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pele
"I always ask myself, 'Can you be a champion?'. And the answer is always 'Yes.'"
Evander Holyfield
"You have to stop watching what’s going on in the ring and start watching what’s going on in your mind."
Andre Ward
"We are all champions. We just need the right opportunity to shine."
Bernard Hopkins
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
Sun Tzu
"There is no losing, only learning."
Ricky Hatton
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t."
Jack Dempsey
"Boxing is real. It’s in the mind as much as it is physical."
Sugar Ray Leonard
"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces."
Will Rogers
"The only thing tougher than boxing is the boxer’s life outside the ring."
Deontay Wilder
"To be a champion you must fight one more round."
James Corbett
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
Sun Tzu
"Fight until the last round. That’s what makes a champion."
Roberto Durán
"It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."
Rocky Balboa
"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe."
Muhammad Ali
"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win."
Muhammad Ali
"To be a champion, you have to act like one, act like a champion."
Evander Holyfield
"I’m not training for a belt; I’m training for a legacy."
Manny Pacquiao
"I’m gonna show you how great I am."
Muhammad Ali
"The fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard."
Bruce Lee
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision."
Muhammad Ali
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"
Muhammad Ali
"The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create."
Leonard Cohen
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."
Jack Dempsey
"In boxing, you can't get away with anything. In boxing, you pay for everything you do."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Boxing is a sport of endurance and mental fortitude."
George Foreman
"The will must be stronger than the skill."
Muhammad Ali
"I don't care what people say. I care what people do."
Mike Tyson
"If you don’t have the crowd cheering you on, you should be disappointed."
Oscar De La Hoya
"Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create."
Will Smith
"When you’re a boxer, you’ve got to know how to take a punch."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
Lionel Messi
"There are no shortcuts. There are no easy way out. You gotta endure and push through."
Kobe Bryant
"The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat."
Richard Marcinko
"Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up."
Rocky Balboa
"If you don’t have the discipline to stick to the game plan, you’re gonna lose."
Mike Tyson
"You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you get."
Michael Phelps
"A boxer’s mental game is just as important as his physical game."
Don King
"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength."
Theodore Roosevelt
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Nelson Mandela
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