Marvin Hagler Quotes

When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and maintain your focus you have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be great.

I don't have to use anything to motivate me, a trade or anything like that, for me to say I want to win a championship.

I'm not fighting just to fight. I'm fighting to be the world champ.

You need to stay hungry and not allow someone like John Ruiz to come over and mess you up in front of all your fans.

I work so hard to make that sure I'm successful. If you're positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what you're doing, it's going to happen, and it's going to happen big time.

I wanted to be a world champion.

The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.

When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training hard, you know, why can't I train hard to get a world record. I'm doing the same thing.

I would like to become champion, but I'm realistic about it.

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.

Moving up and fighting the best keeps me hungry.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.

What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.

I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and conquer it.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It's something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, 'How did you get to where you're at today? How did you get to where you're running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?'

I don't think you need motivation to win a league or a trophy. It's every footballer's dream. It's why you play football. You enjoy and love the game, but you play to win and be the best.