Vijender Singh Quotes

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

When I was 15, I decided to take up the sport seriously, so I went down to the Y.M.C.A. My first day there, this little Italian guy beat my brains out. I decided to quit. Then I realized I really wanted to be a fighter. I worked at it, went back, and that little Italian guy didn't beat me up no more.

In order to understand the mindset of a boxer, I needed to become a boxer myself.

My mother used to box, and I followed her footsteps into training. She loves fighting.

They say 'you've over trained, you've left it in the gym' is the most common phrase used in boxing but my god it is the truest.

Fighters like Bernard Hopkins can go on because their style is not based on reflexes and timing.

I did boxing for three years, and that was very nice. It's a hard but great, great sport. I really love the training aspect of it.

I paid attention to how Floyd Mayweather adapts.

I have my coach, Urijah Faber. He's watching me do everything pretty much all the time. I'm training or grappling or sparring live. He's over there making adjustments. He's really hands on, so that makes a big difference.

I'm really into boxing. I go to a gym and I'm friends with a trainer who's a pretty famous boxing trainer and I train with him.

That was a good fight back in the gym,” he said. “But I think you could benefit from a few more boxing lessons.

I always expect unexpected challenges. Boxing is not an easy sport.

You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.

If you think you're in shape, try boxing. You'll discover that you are not. It's the most physically challenging thing I've ever attempted, but I love it and I want to keep up some of the training.

Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything else is pretty easy.

I actually study boxing - my dad was a Golden Gloves champion so I learned how to fight at a very young age. Growing up in Brooklyn you always had to watch your back, so I pretty much learned to protect myself.

All boxers are different, and we all approach the fights in different ways.

Boxing has been great for me because it's, like, my new sport, so it's something that I can get better at.

I think God has it written down for me, that without training and working hard you will never achieve desired results. All three times I have had to toil my way into the Olympics. Talking about pressure, well that is something you have to learn to deal with in sports.

I understand what training camp is for. It's needed. It's necessary, so it's just one of those things that you have to put yourself through and it makes you better. It gets you in good shape, so it's necessary.

My trainer Jimmy Tibbs and my promoter Frank Warren told me that I had to be patient and get the jab going.

Club or national training is the same. We play as we train.

I learned a lot about the prep Monday through Wednesday with my coach.

I train really hard for each and every fight. I never take anyone lightly.

I train hard, but having a fight on the cards so often gives me targets and focus.