I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good surroundings, raised by the church, where I went every week whether I wanted to or not. — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
My neighborhood was normal. I had a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone. Typical American upbringing. Sometimes we got into trouble, but everyone watched after each other, so if my parents didn't see me making trouble, another family would tell them. — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
When I was up in college, I had a friend, and he was the only guy who knew I wasn't going to be able to attend school no more because I had a child on the way. I remember we was right at the lunch table. I was like, 'Man, I should start boxing.' I felt like every fighter that's… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share
Anybody who knows me knows that I don't just love this sport, I am in love with it. I am really in love with this sport. I am obsessed with boxing. I eat, breathe and sleep it. You know, I do it all; this is my life. This is not a hobby for me. This is a lifestyle for me,… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share
At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
This is all for Naieya (daughter), man. I will be a champion one day, I promised that to her…And now that I have this… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
I don't care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
I can adapt to any environment or any situation I need to, so I am ready to go to Russia. You take what you… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I'm going to treat it like it's the U.S. because, at the end of… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
I definitely got into a lot of fights when I was a kid. I never understood it. I was one of those quiet kids.… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
There's no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I'm the most athletic heavyweight in the… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
I still think about the first time I met Lennox Lewis, and he took the time out to talk to me, and he showed… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
