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If the media didn't know I played chess, there'd be no angle on me at all.

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Lennox Lewis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 2
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Lennox Claudius Lewis
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Chess

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There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.
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Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.
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You can just fight one man at a time.
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I'm undisputed and there's no disputing that.
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There is not too much left for me to do, but I am sure there are a couple of great fights out there for me. I have basically achieved my goals. There are a few fights the public wants to see, and that is really what is left for me.
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As a boxer I took the liberty of using not only my fists, but also my head.
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When I was fighting Tyrell Biggs, Tyson was telling me at ringside to hit him to the ribs. We always had a mutual respect for each other since we sparred those early times. We got that over with.
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I don't see where Tyson Fury has boxed anybody of Wladimir's [ Klitschko] calibre to be able to get in the ring with Wladimir and do well.
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Whatever I do, I always want to get better.
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Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.
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A boxer should quit at the top, as they say. But that’s complicated. There are plenty of people in boxing who make money out off you. And they tell you that you’ve still got it, that it’s still getting better.
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During the past twenty-three years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I’m proud to say that these goals have been achieved.
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People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.
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Sometimes the image of the intellectual boxer did for me more harm than good. If a boxer has a reputation as an intellectual, some people no longer respect him as a fighter. With me it was always ‘Lennox should react, not think’. But that’s nonsense. Only the guy who controls his opponent wins.
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For me, there's never any bad blood - unless you do something to me.
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The fight will last as long as I allow it to last.
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After about 25 fights you don't always have to keep going to the bathroom before the fight.
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The fact is that Mike Tyson bit through my trousers and took a significant piece of flesh out of my thigh.
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Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.
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Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.
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