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> [I was upset about not going to the Olympics. It was a dream of mine, and I'd been working at it for a long time. But I've turned pro now; it's in the past, and there's nothing I can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/i-was-upset-about-not-going-to-the-olympics-it-was-a-dream-of-mine/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

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## More by Joseph Parker

> [I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/i-first-got-into-boxing-when-i-was-quite-young-i-was-about-12-when-i/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [When you're in the ring, you're ready to do your thing, but in a relaxed state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/when-you-re-in-the-ring-you-re-ready-to-do-your-thing-but-in-a/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [When you take a break from something you love doing, you just feel like it's time to get back into it; you feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/when-you-take-a-break-from-something-you-love-doing-you-just-feel/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [Having watched the Botha fight, I wanted to get him out of there, but I didn't really want to hurt him as bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/having-watched-the-botha-fight-i-wanted-to-get-him-out-of-there-but-i/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [I believe it when I say I can beat anyone if I have a great training camp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/i-believe-it-when-i-say-i-can-beat-anyone-if-i-have-a-great-training/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [As an amateur, there are three rounds, and you have to give it all you have, throw as many punches as you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/as-an-amateur-there-are-three-rounds-and-you-have-to-give-it-all-you/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [Only Christ could have conceived Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/only-christ-could-have-conceived-christ/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [What's the point in changing your team? I believe in my team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/what-s-the-point-in-changing-your-team-i-believe-in-my-team/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [I can outbox Anthony Joshua.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/i-can-outbox-anthony-joshua/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [As a father, you want to protect, but I also want to prepare her for when she grows up, so I want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/as-a-father-you-want-to-protect-but-i-also-want-to-prepare-her-for/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [It was a good experience for me to be in the same camp as Minto when he was preparing for Shane Cameron, to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/it-was-a-good-experience-for-me-to-be-in-the-same-camp-as-minto-when/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [My motivation is being unified heavyweight champion of the world, making New Zealand and my family proud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/my-motivation-is-being-unified-heavyweight-champion-of-the-world/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [You not only have to box smart, you have to be ruthless in the ring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/you-not-only-have-to-box-smart-you-have-to-be-ruthless-in-the-ring/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [I did more weight training for Dimitrenko - we saw the big difference in sparring: everything felt stronger; it felt like the movement was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/i-did-more-weight-training-for-dimitrenko-we-saw-the-big-difference/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

> [When children ask you questions about gray hairs, and wrinkles in the face, and sighs that have no words, and smiles too bright to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/when-children-ask-you-questions-about-gray-hairs-and-wrinkles-in-the/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

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