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They don't show Olympic boxing on TV in prime time. They haven't done that since 1988. In 1992, they showed one: Oscar De La Hoya. In 1996, they didn't show it. In 2000, they didn't show it. In 2004, they didn't show it. In 2008, they did not even mention boxing at all. You would think the United States didn't have a boxing team in 2008.

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Evander Holyfield
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 19
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A champion shows who he is by what he does when he's tested. When a person gets up and says 'I can still do it', he's a champion.
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Madison Square Garden, November 1984. I don't recall taking too much fear into the ring. I knew I could fight. But I got a big shock. They put me in with this rough, tough veteran called Lionel Byarm. He tested me to the limit. But I fought my heart out and, in the end, I prevailed. The story of my life, in my very first fight.
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The game's been good to me and I hope I've been good to the game. I'm 50 years old and I've pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.
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If you quit every time things don't go your way, then you'll be quitting all through your life.
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Sugar leaves you stranded I make sure I have the proper amount of protein before I work out.
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We lived in a real rough place but my mother kept me straight.
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Odds are just the people opinion. Respect your own opinion.
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There are a lot of times I have seen someone fight, and I think the guy is tailor made for me until they actually get in the ring with me. Fighters that are more aggressive match up better with me. There is really no defense when a guy is trying to get you. When a guy is trying to get you, you cannot get him, which makes the most compelling fight.
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Stay on your toes and always move forward.
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