Evander Holyfield Quotes

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• Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits.
• I lived in a project and...didn't have a good education. But...I'd listen to the preacher, who said that God would show me the way. Everything…
• A champion shows who he is by what he does when he's tested. When a person gets up and says 'I can still do it',…
• Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone,…
• When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.
• Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.
• I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three…
• Madison Square Garden, November 1984. I don't recall taking too much fear into the ring. I knew I could fight. But I got a big…
• He listens to his trainer real good. He just doesn't listen to me. I still can't get him to do nothing.
• When you have a sound mind, you can do what's necessary.
• Stay on your toes and always move forward.
• That's the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard…
• No. I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics.
• I beat Larry Holmes and George Foreman. I whupped Mike Tyson twice. I had my ear chewed off and spat on the ground in front…
• If you don't take no chances, then you're not a performer. Performers always take chances. You go see a singer, they'll hit the high note.…
• As far as working out, I know exactly what I'm doing.
• I got three whippings a day from my mama.
• My goal is to be the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
• The game's been good to me and I hope I've been good to the game. I'm 50 years old and I've pretty much did everything…
• We lived in a real rough place but my mother kept me straight.

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