Bernard Hopkins Quotes

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Bernard Hopkins

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 15, 1965

You cannot go into combat without putting the work in.

Bernard Hopkins

I'm tired of proving myself.

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Ninety percent of the media picked Pavlik, and I always appreciate naysayers. That's what motivates me.

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I learned a lot from being in hell. I learned discipline. I learned that I choose what to put in my body.

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When you grow up hard, when you grow up surviving, unfortunately, it helps.

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I'm amongst you all, but I'm not one of you all.

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Always have to think like a guy with no food in his refrigerator.

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I don't drink occasionally. I don't drink on the holidays. I don't drink alcohol, period. Not wine, not nothing.

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Some people might think they're invincible, but I don't.

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It's two sides to everybody. I'm a manager - I'm a promoter - and I'm a fighter, so it is two sides to me. That's a balance there.

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If I was a bad guy, I probably would be incarcerated.

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I would love to play with the Flyers. I got the two front teeth missing, so I can look the part. I'm ready cosmetically. I could fit right in.

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I looked up to Marvin Hagler, Ali.

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Yes, we have to look at our opponents and study our opponents. But you have to look at you first and know you can do it.

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I say the sweet science is to hit and not get hit.

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No one's kicking down the door to fight Bernard Hopkins.

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Boxing is a small world where the same thing that goes on, goes on in corporate America.

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If I can create an atmosphere to make my job easier and your confidence less, why not?

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Ninety-nine percent of getting over a problem is mental.

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Any UFC fighter, and any fighter going into the boxing ring and can do what they do in the UFC, nine out of 10 won't be victorious and vice-versa, with a boxer coming from - even myself - coming over to that field will be a fish trying to be in a jungle and survive. It's not going to happen.

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