I'm so glad that I didn't give up on myself and there were people who didn't give up on me. Bernard Hopkins More Quotes by Bernard Hopkins More Quotes From Bernard Hopkins I was knocking guys out in the streets before I knew how to throw a jab and keep your chin down, In most neighbourhoods, the guy that could fight gets respect. You got in the parties free. I never had to pay the dollar because people were scared of me. But back then I was ignorant. Bernard Hopkins motivationpartyfighting I was told I would be back in 90 days. If I listened to people, I would be back where I came from - the penitentiary. Bernard Hopkins motivationwould-bepeople This is a great position to be in. I don't really believe there is any fighter, in any decade that can be in my position of luxury that I've been in for many years. Bernard Hopkins luxurybelieveyears You think it's hard for me when I go in the ring and fight? That's the least of my problems. I think about the five years that I did in prison. I think about the nine years on parole. Nothing - nothing! - can compare to that struggle. I'm telling you, from being an ex-convict with 30 convictions, a degree nowhere to be found and black? I'm done. Bernard Hopkins fightingstrugglethinking The middleweight division is one of the most exciting divisions in the sport. Fighters can punch like heavyweights and have the speed of the lightweights. You have the best of world worlds. Bernard Hopkins heavyweightsdivisionsports I have the philosophy that I'm different. I have the body, the well-being and the experience. Now the teacher gets to show the student that he's worthy of the lesson. Let me show him through experience. Bernard Hopkins differentteacherphilosophy There's always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing. Bernard Hopkins boxingfightingchance You're not going to see a new Bernard Hopkins. I'm too old for that crap. I think what you will see is something different that I know I am capable of doing. Bernard Hopkins bernard-hopkinsdifferentthinking Tavoris Cloud might actually be hungrier than me. How often do you hear a fighter say that his opponent is hungrier than he is? I don't need hunger. I'm motivated by my desire to prove that I'm different and that I can still silence the critics. Bernard Hopkins silencedesireclouds The streets was basically my parents. Bernard Hopkins fightermotivationparent I really didn't care. I'd do something to somebody and walk in front of them the next day like it never happened. I had very very low value on my own life. Bernard Hopkins next-daycaremotivation The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are. Bernard Hopkins smartmotivationathlete I always not only want push the envelope in my career but I also have an itch for going against the grain. Bernard Hopkins work-outcareerswant I wouldn't wanna fight me, because I know it wouldn't be a good outcome for both. Bernard Hopkins outcomesmotivationfighting The NBA has a voice that's why they have a lockout. The NFL has a voice that's why they had a lockout. Boxing is the only sport that's individually represented the individual people - Managers, Promoters and Boxers. Bernard Hopkins nbamotivationsports The first six rounds, I believe you're going to get your money's worth, back and forth, before Mayweather is going to figure him out. Bernard Hopkins sports Most people remember the ending of the book more than the beginning and the middle. Bernard Hopkins beginningrememberbookpeople When you get to a certain age in society, they want to dictate to you when you should pack it in and that you should mentally grab a cane, a box of Depends, Geritol, listen to the oldies, and not eat spicy food after 9 o'clock. Bernard Hopkins yousocietyagefood When you grow up hard, when you grow up surviving, unfortunately, it helps. Bernard Hopkins grow-upgrowyouhard I'm a health-awareness guy, and all of that includes how I eat, how much I rest, and how I keep my skin good. Any kind of maintenance that I would do on a car, I do on myself. Bernard Hopkins restgoodmyselfcar
