Shannon Briggs Quotes

Shannon Briggs

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 4, 1971

I just want people to see me. I want people to say that Shannon Briggs is someone that looked good.

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Thanks to my mother, I graduated. But then we lost everything, we were homeless.

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I'm the only black man you ever met who couldn't dribble a basketball.

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I learned a lesson I couldn't get from Harvard. I'm not no media darling. I'm not the golden boy; not that I ever was.

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I want the world to know me. I want to go down in history.

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I want to make a diference. I want people to know my name. Like Ali.

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I've had plenty of bad breaks you know.

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I have always tried to market myself.

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I'm proud of doing well at school and if there'd been any money I would have gone to college.

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There is more to Shannon Briggs than a fighter.

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Brownsville breeds the best fighters in the world. What other neighborhood has produced so many champions?

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Brownsville girls are known for being quick-tempered.

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Girls in Brownsville don't play.

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I truly, truly suffered depression, to the deep core.

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A doctor prescribed testosterone for depression and it truly helped me.

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I was able to battle back through depression.

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Depression is not a choice.

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I know how to sell a fight.

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Naysayers have been saying stuff my whole career.

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I'm the people's champion.

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