Bernard Hopkins Quotes

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Bernard Hopkins

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 15, 1965

I've shown, for twenty-plus years, with a legacy that will be talked about way after I'm gone, that I am different.

Bernard Hopkins

Most of my fights are intelligent.

Bernard Hopkins

You do a deal - business deal, real estate deal, stock deal - protect yourself at all times. I got that from boxing. That's from A to Z: that covers everything in life. And it started when I heard it in the ring. They don't say that in basketball or football or any other sport that I know of but boxing.

Bernard Hopkins

I love fighting big guys because I'm fast. I'm not a big, light heavyweight. I can move. I can get inside on them. I'm inside, I'm wrestling with them, and they're just wrestling, but all the time, I'm chopping; I'm slapping.

Bernard Hopkins

They had to debate whether Joe Frazier should be in the Boxing Hall of Fame or not. I'm making sure that it would be a felony to sit down and debate whether or not Bernard Hopkins deserves to be in the hall of fame.

Bernard Hopkins

That materialistic life, that's not my god.

Bernard Hopkins

Age is not an enemy to me.

Bernard Hopkins

I want to be the spokesman for the 40-and-older crowd, inspiring people to believe that no matter their age, they can be healthy and save their lives.

Bernard Hopkins

I am not going to eat something that I have been told is not good for my system, and I do what I can to eat energy food, such as lean meats, whole grains, and lots of fruit and vegetables. Without this daily habit, my body would have given up a long time ago. There is no magic pill, no magic drink, no magic food.

Bernard Hopkins

I do much less sparring and always with the purpose of working on something in particular.

Bernard Hopkins

There is nothing more important than staying alert, reading your opponent, that counts for both inside and outside the ring.

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I think being 50 and being me is different than any other fighter in any era.

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I'm special, in a way that is good. I don't have to explain 'special.' There is no definition for special. Special speaks for itself.

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I am a great champion.

Bernard Hopkins

Money is great, but history is something that you can never get rid of and act like it didn't happen.

Bernard Hopkins

One thing I want people to know before I leave this game is I gave it my all.

Bernard Hopkins

I have to constantly work on my reflexes and hand-eye coordination. I do a lot of puzzles. I play chess.

Bernard Hopkins

I have to be smarter than my opponents. I have to figure out their styles in the ring. I have to be three or four steps ahead of them. So my mind has to be sharp.

Bernard Hopkins

A body that doesn't move mentally or physically dies.

Bernard Hopkins

I avoid processed food.

Bernard Hopkins