--- title: "27 Started Boxing Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 27 Started Boxing quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Started Boxing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/gwyneth-paltrow-1230_aggression_i-started-boxing-one-day-a-week-to-exper_2394006.jpg" --- > [I started boxing one day a week to experience aggression, which has been really interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwyneth-paltrow/i-started-boxing-one-day-a-week-to-experience-aggression-which-has/) [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwyneth-paltrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/gwyneth-paltrow-1230_aggression_i-started-boxing-one-day-a-week-to-exper_2394006.jpg) > [It's hard to believe I was just seven when I started boxing but I've put everything of myself into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-frampton/it-s-hard-to-believe-i-was-just-seven-when-i-started-boxing-but-i-ve/) [Carl Frampton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-frampton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/carl-frampton-19239_believe_it-s-hard-to-believe-i-was-just-seven-wh_1428588.jpg) > [I started boxing late but I've always been a fighter all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tahdooahnippah/i-started-boxing-late-but-i-ve-always-been-a-fighter-all-my-life/) [George Tahdooahnippah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tahdooahnippah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/george-tahdooahnippah-73919_boxing_i-started-boxing-late-but-i-ve-always-be_1120338.jpg) > [Mark Prince is a massive inspiration to me, he has been since I started boxing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-yarde/mark-prince-is-a-massive-inspiration-to-me-he-has-been-since-i/) [Anthony Yarde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-yarde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/anthony-yarde-5861_boxing_mark-prince-is-a-massive-inspiration-to_1959050.jpg) > [I started athletics in 1999, throwing discus and shot put. I didn't tell my family when I started boxing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kom/i-started-athletics-in-1999-throwing-discus-and-shot-put-i-didn-t/) [Mary Kom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/mary-kom-17234_athletics_i-started-athletics-in-1999-throwing-dis_1576718.jpg) > [I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nonito-donaire/i-was-11-when-i-started-boxing-my-brother-was-fighting-before-i-did/) [Nonito Donaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nonito-donaire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/nonito-donaire-12002_boxing_i-was-11-when-i-started-boxing-my-brothe_42595.png) > [I was living a dangerous life before I started boxing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-yarde/i-was-living-a-dangerous-life-before-i-started-boxing/) [Anthony Yarde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-yarde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44b/anthony-yarde-5861_boxing_i-was-living-a-dangerous-life-before-i-s_1381084.jpg) > [When I started boxing, people laughed at me and said, 'What can women do in boxing?' I took it as a challenge.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kom/when-i-started-boxing-people-laughed-at-me-and-said-what-can-women-do/) [Mary Kom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/mary-kom-17234_boxing_when-i-started-boxing-people-laughed-at_443319.jpg) > [When I first started boxing, I said that I'd fight in The Olympics, become world champion, and retire undefeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetrius-andrade/when-i-first-started-boxing-i-said-that-i-d-fight-in-the-olympics/) [Demetrius Andrade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetrius-andrade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/demetrius-andrade-6999_boxing_when-i-first-started-boxing-i-said-that_2237952.jpg) > [I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-manuel-marquez/i-started-boxing-when-i-was-eight-me-and-my-brother-rafael-started/) [Juan Manuel Marquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-manuel-marquez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/juan-manuel-marquez-42847_amateur_i-started-boxing-when-i-was-eight-me-and_2312528.jpg) > [Everywhere I go, people ask me for photos and autographs, saying I inspired them to start training. Boris Johnson says his sons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/everywhere-i-go-people-ask-me-for-photos-and-autographs-saying-i/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b09/nicola-adams-14826_boxing_everywhere-i-go-people-ask-me-for-photos_2907555.jpg) > [I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-thyne/i-was-always-active-always-running-and-working-out-i-was-a-wrestler-2/) [T. J. Thyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-thyne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/t-j-thyne-36593_active_i-was-always-active-always-running-and-w_3026096.png) > [I started boxing at 12, and I was above weight for my age, so they put me in the ring with adults...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/i-started-boxing-at-12-and-i-was-above-weight-for-my-age-so-they-put/) [Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/curtis-jackson-1957_ability_i-started-boxing-at-12-and-i-was-above-w_1045122.jpg) > [I started boxing aged 15 when a local man, Ricardo Linari, opened a boxing club in Margarita. I just seemed to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcos-maidana/i-started-boxing-aged-15-when-a-local-man-ricardo-linari-opened-a/) [Marcos Maidana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcos-maidana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/marcos-maidana-10649_boxing_i-started-boxing-aged-15-when-a-local-ma_3204996.jpg) > [I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-thyne/i-was-always-active-always-running-and-working-out-i-was-a-wrestler/) [T. J. Thyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-thyne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/t-j-thyne-36593_active_i-was-always-active-always-running-and-w_359276.png) > [The reality of growing up is we changed schools so many times, my brother was my best friend. We have a five-year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wladimir-klitschko/the-reality-of-growing-up-is-we-changed-schools-so-many-times-my/) [Wladimir Klitschko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wladimir-klitschko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/wladimir-klitschko-7983_age_the-reality-of-growing-up-is-we-changed_1897891.jpg) > [I started boxing when I was eight. I enjoyed when I could hit someone and they couldn't hit me back. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-steward/i-started-boxing-when-i-was-eight-i-enjoyed-when-i-could-hit-someone/) [Emanuel Steward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-steward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/emanuel-steward-37768_boxing_i-started-boxing-when-i-was-eight-i-enjo_2407501.jpg) > [I learned very early on once I started boxing as a kid that if you go into the ring emotionally charged you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-jr/i-learned-very-early-on-once-i-started-boxing-as-a-kid-that-if-you-go/) [Chris Eubank Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/chris-eubank-jr-6675_chess_i-learned-very-early-on-once-i-started-b_1606150.jpg) > [From the time I started boxing, my dream was to win an Olympic gold medal. At 10, I can't say I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-garcia/from-the-time-i-started-boxing-my-dream-was-to-win-an-olympic-gold/) [Danny Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-garcia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/danny-garcia-4479_big_from-the-time-i-started-boxing-my-dream_339636.jpg) > [There's one thing I remember about Muhammad Ali. He said "I don't like my condition, but if this is what the Good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-jones-jr/there-s-one-thing-i-remember-about-muhammad-ali-he-said-i-don-t-like/) [Roy Jones Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-jones-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/roy-jones-jr-7564_boxing_there-s-one-thing-i-remember-about-muham_2548741.png) > [When I started training to fight, it was more out of boredom than anything. I was looking for more things to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paige-vanzant/when-i-started-training-to-fight-it-was-more-out-of-boredom-than/) [Paige VanZant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paige-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/paige-vanzant-15507_boredom_when-i-started-training-to-fight-it-was_2485094.jpg) > [I had to start boxing because I missed working on something and learning and I guess there's a little more aggression in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gigi-hadid/i-had-to-start-boxing-because-i-missed-working-on-something-and/) [Gigi Hadid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gigi-hadid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/gigi-hadid-3795_able_i-had-to-start-boxing-because-i-missed-w_1564968.jpg) > [I won my very first fight by knockout in the first round. The trainer at the time was in love with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcos-maidana/i-won-my-very-first-fight-by-knockout-in-the-first-round-the-trainer/) [Marcos Maidana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcos-maidana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/marcos-maidana-10649_boxing_i-won-my-very-first-fight-by-knockout-in_47120.jpg) > [I been making history for Omaha, Nebraska, since I started boxing professional, and it just keeps going and going and going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-crawford/i-been-making-history-for-omaha-nebraska-since-i-started-boxing/) [Terence Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-crawford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/terence-crawford-6616_boxing_i-been-making-history-for-omaha-nebraska_1055313.jpg) > [In basketball and football I would cry. I didn't understood why all my teammates weren't good. Then I started boxing and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-garcia/in-basketball-and-football-i-would-cry-i-didn-t-understood-why-all-my/) [Danny Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-garcia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/danny-garcia-4479_basketball_in-basketball-and-football-i-would-cry-i_2151243.jpg) > [I was always hugely into sport before I started boxing. I played rugby, football, cricket, athletics, swimming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-jr/i-was-always-hugely-into-sport-before-i-started-boxing-i-played-rugby/) [Chris Eubank Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/chris-eubank-jr-6675_boxing_i-was-always-hugely-into-sport-before-i_2484069.jpg) > [Rigondeaux is one of the guys since I first started boxing that I've looked up to and I was at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-campbell/rigondeaux-is-one-of-the-guys-since-i-first-started-boxing-that-i-ve/) [Luke Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/luke-campbell-6778_amazing_rigondeaux-is-one-of-the-guys-since-i-fi_539938.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-boxing/#itemlist", "name": "Started Boxing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, 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