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> [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 comment about women's boxing don't even watch it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/if-you-re-dedicated-to-something-and-you-put-the-time-in-why-should/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

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## More by Claressa Shields

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/if-you-re-dedicated-to-something-and-you-put-the-time-in-why-should/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/i-trained-my-whole-life-for-the-olympics-i-didn-t-have-a-childhood-i/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/i-have-a-lot-of-cousins-that-i-don-t-know-but-i-think-that-happens-to/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to make history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/fighting-in-flint-in-front-of-all-my-fans-has-been-a-dream-of-mine/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [My life is way bigger than boxing or acting or being rich or being famous or endorsements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/my-life-is-way-bigger-than-boxing-or-acting-or-being-rich-or-being/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [From my first fight, I loved being in the ring. I tune everything out - the lights, the smells, the noise - so I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/from-my-first-fight-i-loved-being-in-the-ring-i-tune-everything-out/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [Growing up in Flint, Michigan, I saw so many kids from my school end up in jail or unemployed, and gangs would hang out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/growing-up-in-flint-michigan-i-saw-so-many-kids-from-my-school-end-up/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/i-got-the-nickname-t-rex-when-i-was-11-years-old-back-when-i-was/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/at-the-end-of-the-day-no-matter-what-you-do-there-will-be-somebody/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [I tell all kids and the girls growing up that you control your own life, you control your destiny - not where you're born,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/i-tell-all-kids-and-the-girls-growing-up-that-you-control-your-own/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [The first punch I learned was the jab. Second, the cross punch; third, the hook - after that, all the combinations and how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/the-first-punch-i-learned-was-the-jab-second-the-cross-punch-third/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/i-be-thinking-sometimes-maybe-i-m-just-too-hard-on-people-maybe-i/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [I train like an animal in the ring. There's nobody that can beat me because I train hard for everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/i-train-like-an-animal-in-the-ring-there-s-nobody-that-can-beat-me/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [Being a woman fighter, I can't just go out there and manhandle a girl, I need to be very strategic: Use my skills, head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/being-a-woman-fighter-i-can-t-just-go-out-there-and-manhandle-a-girl/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

> [Flint is not a hopeless city and I mean that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claressa-shields/flint-is-not-a-hopeless-city-and-i-mean-that/)

[Claressa Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claressa-shields/)

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