Memorable Famous Boxing Quotes

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"I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. You can't hit what you can't see."
Muhammad Ali
"Every man has his plan until he gets punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson
"The fighter that is not afraid of losing is the one who wins."
George Foreman
"You never lose until you actually give up."
Mike Tyson
"Boxing is a sport of endurance, not speed."
Joe Frazier
"In boxing, you take your opponent's confidence away from him."
Rocky Marciano
"I’m not afraid of dying. I’m afraid of not trying."
Jay Z
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"It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am."
Muhammad Ali
"To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will."
Sugar Ray Robinson
"I learned the truth at seventeen that love was meant for beauty queens."
Janis Ian
"The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"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 don’t care where I am, I’m going to fight for my life."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"What counts in boxing is not how much you love the sport, but how much the sport loves you."
Jack Johnson
"I'm the best. I just haven't played yet."
Muhammad Ali
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."
Frank Costello
"A good fighter can't help but fight. It's in my blood."
Oscar De La Hoya
"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."
Arthur Ashe
"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it."
Jordan Belfort
"You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you."
Barack Obama
"I’m not afraid of anyone. I just know what I can do."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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"The fighter is not a product of his environment; he creates his own environment."
Randy Rhoads
"If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win."
Carl Lewis
"To be a champion, you have to learn to be ‘uncomfortable’."
Ricky Hatton
"In boxing, you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, but the strategy comes from what you successfully executed against your last opponent."
George Foreman
"You don’t throw a punch – you throw a combination."
Marvin Hagler
"I’ve always been a big believer in using your time in every way possible."
Bernard Hopkins
"A boxing match is not just about fighting. It is about the physical and the mental aspects as well."
Manny Pacquiao
"You have to fight the enemy, not each other."
Jack Johnson
"The only thing I fear is the fear of losing."
Oscar de la Hoya
"It’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am."
Muhammad Ali
"Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."
Muhammad Ali
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying."
Michael Jordan
"Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond."
Robert Horry
"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
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"Success is usually the result of a lot of hard work."
David Beckham
"If you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go."
Carol Burnett
"When I was a kid, I always thought, I want to take up boxing and I want to be a champion."
Cameron Diaz
"Boxing is a sport that teaches us how to overcome all kinds of difficulties."
Ricky Hatton
"I made my own decisions as far as my business and my career are concerned."
Mike Tyson
"Every time I step into the ring, the utmost I can do is give everything I have."
Alfredo Angulo
"I’m not afraid of anyone. I was raised in the projects; I went through the fire. You know, so I’m not afraid of anything."
Mike Tyson
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson
"It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up."
Vince Lombardi
"I’m a champion. I’m not afraid of anybody."
Sugar Ray Leonard
"The fighter who’s not scared is the one that gets hit."
George Foreman
"Boxing is a lot of white people and black people."
Muhammad Ali
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
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
"I never said I was perfect, but I can fight."
Joe Frazier
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."
Jack Dempsey
"In the ring, I’m not a human being. I’m a warrior."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."
Paul Valery
"The will must be stronger than the skill."
Muhammad Ali
"There's a champion in all of us."
Deontay Wilder
"A good fighter is not a killer. A good fighter is a human being."
Mickey Ward
"To be a champion, you have to learn to be on your own."
Oscar De La Hoya
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pele
"Training is preparation for getting stronger and realizing your potential in life."
Evander Holyfield
"The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
Lionel Messi
"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
John Wooden
"Greatness is not guarding a throne, it’s ascending one."
Jesse Jackson
"Staying ready is the only way to be ready."
Willie Pep
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."
Muhammad Ali
"I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying."
Jay Z
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
Vince Lombardi
"The only fight worth fighting is the one you will lose."
Jack Dempsey
"In boxing, you don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be good enough."
Bernard Hopkins
"To be a champ, you have to be able to take punishment. You have to be able to get up when you get knocked down."
Sugar Ray Leonard
"Boxing is a sport of skills and strategy, not just force."
Mike Tyson
"Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up."
Rocky Balboa
"You don't lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down."
Muhammad Ali
"There are no pleasures in a fight, but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win."
Muhammad Ali
"I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."
Marlon Brando
"When you have a fight, it's not just about winning. It's about showing your heart."
Oscar De La Hoya
"The man who has no imagination has no wings."
Muhammad Ali
"You have to fight the hardest when it's hardest to fight."
Ray Lewis
"I train for a title fight, not for a sparring match."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Boxing is not about your opponents. It’s about you."
Joe Frazier
"Every time I step into the ring, I show my heart."
Ricky Hatton
"You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?"
Friedrich Nietzsche
"In boxing, I had a vision. My vision was the belt."
Ric Flair
"Staying undefeated is difficult; winning is easy, but staying undefeated is what makes you a champion."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"There are no bad fighters, only bad champions."
Joe Louis
"I’m not just a fighter – I’m a woman who fights for what I want."
Laila Ali
"Pain is temporary; pride is forever."
Lennox Lewis
"If you’re afraid of losing, you’ll never win."
Vince Lombardi
"I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see."
Muhammad Ali
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson
"It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up."
Vince Lombardi
"I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest."
Muhammad Ali
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t."
Jack Dempsey
"What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"To be a champion you have to be able to pay the price."
George Foreman
"Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up."
Muhammad Ali
"There's no sweeter a sight than a fighter’s final round."
Bert Sugar
"If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced."
Vincent Van Gogh
"The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat."
Richard Marcinko
"I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it."
Art Williams
"When you get knocked down, it’s what you do after that counts."
Mike Tyson
"It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am."
Muhammad Ali
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pele
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
Billie Jean King
"The only fight you’ll ever lose is the one you don’t get in."
Unknown
"In boxing, there’s no ‘if’; there’s only ‘when’."
Jack Dempsey
"We are all nice people until we get plugged in the nose."
Don King
"I don't count the days; I make the days count."
Muhammad Ali
"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
"It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."
Muhammad Ali
"You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps
"Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond."
Robert H. Schuller
"Fighters are in their own world, and to succeed you have to be committed."
Oscar De La Hoya
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
Sun Tzu
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