David Haye Quotes

Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.

A boxing ring looks different from the inside, particularly when it's shared with another man who is intent upon rendering you unconscious. There's no place to hide. Once a fighter climbs the stairs, he's roped in, unable to leave until his night's work is done.

When it was time for me to get in the ring, I was ready.

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

After I get the belt, I will be well prepared to face anyone they put in front of me.

I'm oddly comfortable in the ring.

All you can do is the same as any other fight: whoever they put in front of you, you go in there and try to get the W.

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

Boxing's a very lonely sport. That ring is the loneliest place in the world.

I belong in the ring.

No, I've never been frightened before a fight.

I've fought the best in the world.

There's nothing more intimidating than crawling into a ring.

I started boxing when I was eight. I enjoyed when I could hit someone and they couldn't hit me back. It was like a game for me. The feeling of knocking someone out. My first knockout victory was when I was ten. He went down and his nose started to bleed, so they stopped it.

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

You know how a fighter always comes into the dressing room way before a fight? That's me - I'm like a fighter.

There's a truth to the violence of boxing. You have a very real threat, an opponent.

It pumps me up - the whole idea of the bowler marking his run-up, popping at the crease, the crowd chanting, nerves building up. It's a very good feeling. Right from the first ball, I know I have to be at the top of my game.

At least from my position, I worry about it more when we're rolling because people get comfortable.

If you don't want competition, I think it means you're scared and you can get a little bit comfortable.