Chris Eubank Sr. Quotes

Chris Eubank Sr.

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 8, 1966

Solitude is the companion of warriors.

Chris Eubank Sr.

I am not a meathead.

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I'll fight anyone I can beat. I'm a businessman first and a boxer second. I'm looking for the readies. The aim is to win at all costs.

Chris Eubank Sr.

My objective as a mentor, as a father, as a manager and as a former participant of the great game of boxing is to protect mine, but also the opponent. Especially if I can see things which I have experienced before.

Chris Eubank Sr.

There are certain things you must not say in spite of the fact that supposedly democracy means free speech. No. You are not allowed free speech. If you speak freely, you are then deemed as I was, to be a subversive.

Chris Eubank Sr.

In accordance to the way that Benn speaks, he is not educated. Sure, he's educated to a certain extent, but under different circumstances he would be a bouncer on some door in the West End and he'd have three kids from three different women... I am a superior person to that. I have finer points.

Chris Eubank Sr.

Fortunately, I was technically skilled, so I didn't have to bludgeon people, I didn't have to batter them.

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I want to enjoy the magic of the instrument which is my body.

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From the age of 17, I lived the life of a hermit and dedicated myself to gym life, first in the South Bronx and then back in England. I was in a bubble and I bypassed a lot of popular culture.

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I was sensitive, I was emotionally intelligent.

Chris Eubank Sr.

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

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Michael Watson is a part of me. It's in my head, it's in my grain. There are scars within me. Therefore, those scars are what allows me to steer and protect other fighters.

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The people who have done it - I have been in there - a lot of people love boxing but they have not actually been in there, and haven't tasted the bitterness of a beating.

Chris Eubank Sr.

I've tasted the bitter beatings.

Chris Eubank Sr.

I failed my HGV licence three times.

Chris Eubank Sr.

At 19, I decided to turn professional and accepted my first fight for $250 at the Atlantis Hotel, Atlantic City, on October 3 1985. It set up my whole career and life.

Chris Eubank Sr.

I've prospered because of my father. I know I'll never be his equal, but I've prospered because I've honoured my parents.

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A lot of people think my head is flat.

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There's a correct way to succeed. The incorrect way is to do things incorrectly.

Chris Eubank Sr.

I've became a coffee drinker since I gave up boxing. I also love to eat anything cooked by a Jamaican. Carbs like rice, yellow yam, Renta yam, sweet yam. Also salt fish fried with onions.

Chris Eubank Sr.