George Groves Quotes

George Groves

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 26, 1988

On fight night I feel alive and full of tingles. You feel your blood flow hot but that's how we like it. We're mammals, we're warm-blooded creatures.

George Groves

If I didn't want to fight Carl Froch then I wouldn't have invested so much time and money into appealing with the IBF over the dubious outcome of the first fight.

George Groves

The lighter I am going into a fight, the more likely I am to get ill.

George Groves

Any fight, if you prepare correctly and you're ready for it, you should be just there to enjoy it.

George Groves

If I'm confident in my ability to do something, I never get nervous about it. If I was to get up and try to sing in front of 50,000 people, I'd fall to pieces. But boxing, I find it really comfortable.

George Groves

I don't think anything affects my nerves.

George Groves

When I become world champion, what do I need? I need opponents, I need someone to pick a venue, negotiate a date, and I need a promoter.

George Groves

The more successful a promoter becomes, the more ruthless they've got to be.

George Groves

My missus has had to put up with me boxing. I'll be able to spend some better time with them and not always have to put boxing first. So that's good for me. I'll enjoy that part of life.

George Groves

Comedy is a passion but I don't know if I a am funny enough to make a living out of.

George Groves

I never spoke out as a kid, I was never good at it as a kid, I was always too shy but I think I have a story and would like to be good at it and tell my story.

George Groves

I've boxed on with cuts, broken jaws, everything.

George Groves

I was never going to be one to just go away quietly and get on with things in the shadows.

George Groves

A rivalry is me and James DeGale. That is ingrained in people now.

George Groves

I love comedy and I did a few gigs here and there but it never really took off. It was too scary.

George Groves

If you asked me to go on stage now, even to do karaoke, I'd fall apart. I'm far more comfortable getting stuck into a fight.

George Groves

There are various psychological advantages you can take into boxing match. One is getting your opponent to fight with emotion and anger because he hates you.

George Groves

Ego can be a dangerous thing. We all have one but it needs to be contained.

George Groves

Carl Froch is a strong, seasoned world champion and there's no quit in him.

George Groves

I've got a lovely family now, I've got two boys.

George Groves