Riddick Bowe Quotes

I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love.

I don't claim to be the best boxer in the world. What I claim to do is give 100% when I get in that ring.

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.

All I want is to keep boxing for Great Britain and inspire others.

I just take the fights and do what I love.

I'm the guy who has everything it takes to be heavyweight champion of the world. It's not just about being great inside the ring: it's about being able to do great things outside of the ring. Not everyone has that. I love to be out there with the people.

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I've had a lot of injuries but I want to continue playing.

I would like to be remembered as a boxer who tried to do his best.

Sports is my passion.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty.

You can play a particular sport as long as you take good care of your body and you're confident enough and still have that hunger to where you want to be a part of an organization, a group of individuals where you feel you can contribute to the success of that team.

Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons.

What kept me going through all the years? More than anything, the love of and respect for competition. That's what it comes down to for me. That's why I do this.

I'm a Hall of Famer and I'm still fighting for it because I love the game and I love to play.

I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us.

I'm tough in the sense that I believe as strongly in what I'm doing as anybody else believes in what they are doing.

I'm playing right now a role, and the role is called the 'Heavyweight Champion of the World.' And it takes all of the time. And I love this role, and it takes a lot of attention for me for the sport, and I just don't want to lose the title, so that's why I have to stay focused and not become an actor.

The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.

Squash is my passion, and it is in my blood.

I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.

The love and passion I had for the game was my key. I never had that taken out of me by my parents or a silly coach.

Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.