My coach never looked at me as a female fighter, but just as a fighter, as someone he was training. I had to work just as hard as the guys, or harder than them. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Can't nobody else get in there and help you. Your coach, he can't get in the ring and fight with you. You don't have your dad, your mom. When you get in the ring, you don't have anybody but yourself. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
If you're dedicated to something and you put the time in, why should anyone have an opinion on it? Halif of the people who… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I trained my whole life for the Olympics. I didn't have a childhood, I really couldn't go to the beach with my friends. Couldn't… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I have a lot of cousins that I don't know. But I think that happens to any celebrity. I wonder how many cousins does… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to make history… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
My life is way bigger than boxing or acting or being rich or being famous or endorsements. — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
From my first fight, I loved being in the ring. I tune everything out - the lights, the smells, the noise - so I'm… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
Growing up in Flint, Michigan, I saw so many kids from my school end up in jail or unemployed, and gangs would hang out… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I got the nickname T-Rex when I was 11 years old. Back when I was younger, I was very skinny and I had short… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, no matter what you do, there will be somebody that don't like you. You don't have to like… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I tell all kids and the girls growing up that you control your own life, you control your destiny - not where you're born,… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
The first punch I learned was the jab. Second, the cross punch; third, the hook - after that, all the combinations and how to… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
I be thinking sometimes, maybe I'm just too hard on people. Maybe I want too much. But no, I don't. All my granny did… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
