Keith Thurman Quotes

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Keith Thurman

Profession : Boxer

Birth : November 23, 1988

I believe in the spirit of God because I believe in the spirit of man.

Keith Thurman

Once you fill yourself with love, then you will have love to give to the rest of the world. This is my philosophy.

Keith Thurman

19 Keith Thurman has to remind you who Keith Thurman is, why Keith Thurman is one of the baddest men at 147, why you need to always mention me when you mention the others... and, hopefully, put my name first.

Keith Thurman

Keith Thurman No. 1, Errol Spence No. 2 and everything else is debatable.

Keith Thurman

You can't have a No. 1 fighter when you have three undefeated champions. It's just the dumbest thing in the world. Let's just be honest. You can't have three undefeated champions of the world.

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I mean, Terence Crawford and Errol Spence... that's a great fight. But Keith Thurman vs. Errol Spence and Keith Thurman vs. 'Bud' Crawford, I think those are better fights.

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I call myself the world's best faker. It was hard to get piano lessons, it was hard to dedicate myself into reading the music, but it doesn't stop me from touching the keys.

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With or without knockouts, every single one of my opponents has always felt my power. I am confident with my power, I know that as soon as I hit them they know that they're not fighting against the likes of some other opponents they have fought in their past.

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I have a beautiful story with my original trainer from the age of 7 to the age of 20 when he passed away. Ben Getty believed in me before anybody believed in me. That I'd be champion of the world, that I'd be a pay per view fighter, an exciting fighter.

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There's a time and a place for everything. There's a time to sleep, wake up, there's a time to be graceful, and there's a time to be aggressive.

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Keith 'One Time' Thurman is a dangerous man.

Keith Thurman

I tell myself, 'You're great, you're powerful, you're strong. You're the greatest, most powerful, strongest fighter in the world.' I acknowledge my greatness. I bow down before my greatness. I inflate myself like that, and then I pop the balloon in a single sentence by saying: You can be beaten.

Keith Thurman

This business is a tightrope between ultimate ego and absolute devastation. You could lose. You could get knocked out. You could get in a car accident. I want to deal with the total truth of the situation. When you cross-reference the paths your life might take and modalities that might apply to you, I find I'm more at ease in a humble ground.

Keith Thurman

Boxing and billiards, its all angles.

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It's in my dreams, being champion and staying champion and being one of the major champions in the sport.

Keith Thurman

I show up, I make weight. I stay true to the contract.

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I'm just Keith Thurman, and I just enjoy being the person that I am. I enjoy some of the spotlight, but there are moments where it can be a little overwhelming.

Keith Thurman

I'm a hop-around kind of guy. I jump into hobbies, and I jump out of them.

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I want to do some stuff in America, see things here. Maybe rent a driver and an RV. I want to see the redwoods. Bucket list. Something that's been there forever, one of the wonders of the world.

Keith Thurman

It's natural for some people to just be natural.

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