Gervonta Davis Quotes

Gervonta Davis

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 7, 1994

Where I came from, there's not a reason to have a lot of hope. So much trouble, everywhere. But every now and then, someone makes it out and makes it big, and that person has an impact on a lot of other people.

Gervonta Davis

My uncle saw me fight in front of my house and one day he wanted to turn something negative into a positive, so he took me to the gym and I've been there ever since.

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I've always made that push for me to be positive and stay forward with my goals.

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I was supposed to be in 'The Wire' but I was getting in trouble in school and on the streets.

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I'm from a city where the tears never end and the pain never stops.

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I'm not somebody that's trying to be somebody else. I'm being myself for the most part and people respect that.

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It's not a game. You can't play boxing.

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I've been battle-tested inside the ring and outside the ring.

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My daughter has changed me. She has made me grow up quicker because I don't just have a kid, I have a baby girl. She has made me more patient. I am actually soft when I get around her. I don't think she changed me as a fighter, but she has changed me as a person. She has helped me mature.

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Normally when I train, I'm all mad, thinking about all I've been through to push me.

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My mother used to leave me and my brother in the house by ourselves. The authorities came and got us. It took a year or two to get us back with my grandmother.

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I think people who go through a lot, they're aggressive.

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If an opportunity comes to knock out my opponent, I'm going to take it.

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I come from a city with a lot of violence and things like that, but my mind was always focused on what I wanted to be in life.

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Me and my older brother were taken from my mother at the same time so we were pretty tight.

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There are a lot of belts I want to win, not just one.

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It's the people that I see every day in Baltimore that motivate me.

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It's hard to continue to be great and have so much on your back, knowing that even a little mistake can mess you up for good.

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I want to build a legacy.

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I want to keep getting better and better.

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