Zitat des Tages von Deontay Wilder:
I don't play boxing.
You always pray for a healthy child, and in this situation, Naieya was born with Spina Bifida... We had choices on the table, and choices to terminate the pregnancy. We could have went on with our lives, and that would have been it, but we decided to take on the challenge.
We knew Stiverne was tough. You've got to give it to him. He's got a tough chin.
I'm looking forward to the fighting with no headgear - I'm jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear.
Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I'm getting more dangerous. I'm getting stronger and stronger.
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 division.
I still think about the first time I met Lennox Lewis, and he took the time out to talk to me, and he showed me different techniques. I'll never forget. Lennox was one of those guys that set the standard. He's a hard act to follow. But I love a challenge.
I've been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
Of course I want the Furys, of course I want the Joshuas, but the question is, do they want me?
Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may be funny, but if I say I'm going to get you, I'm going to get you.
Boxing is my true calling. I've found my purpose in life.
I didn't even know about amateur boxing, period.
I don't have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.
God definitely blessed me with power. I still don't know the limits of my own power.
I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.
My right hand is a monster.
My daughter will find some of the sweetest words to tell you that can make a grown man cry. She still gives me the same inspiration. She still motivates me.
I definitely got into a lot of fights when I was a kid. I never understood it. I was one of those quiet kids. I never picked with no one.
I think Joshua has been doing a good job winning his fights and beating the guys in front of him. You got to congratulate him for his success.
This is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting - the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama - I love you.
Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.
Whether somebody think badly of me, whether somebody don't feel that I should be doing this or I should be doing that way, I don't really care. Whether they think that my fatigue is being laid, legs are skinny, I don't care.
The British scene in boxing, not just the heavyweight division, is popping.
I decided to do something I've been wanting to do for a long time - go get a chef and a nutritionist - and I brought them on board.
There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you're really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you... or are you the real deal?
I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt - and the key word is 'try' - I'm ready to give them that opportunity.
Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don't want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.
When I am in the ring, all I think about is knocking my opponent's head off, getting him out of there. Hurting him. Putting pain to him. I will have no mercy. I will have no pity.
To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.
I would love to go to England.
I'm one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby.
I always picture my grandkids looking at their grandfather and saying, 'My grandfather was the last or the first to do something.' There's nothing like setting goals and watching yourself get there, accomplishing that goal and putting your name to a part of history.
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, and I address it accordingly. I take it very, very seriously.
When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you've got a dangerous man on your hands.