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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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Lennox Lewis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 2
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Lennox Claudius Lewis
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Tyson
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Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.
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Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.
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For me, there's never any bad blood - unless you do something to me.
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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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How can you trust a man who can talk for 5 minutes and you cant understand a sentence of it!
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You’'ve got to understand that everything has its time. I had wonderful years as a boxer, I achieved everything. I don’t miss anything.
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I come across famous people all the time. It's the respect factor I appreciate. They respect me, they respect what I've achieved and the manner I've done it. It's street credibility. They know where I'm coming from, they know my reputation.
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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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Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics in the sport.
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It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.
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I am just taking the top fights out there for me. People will get bored seeing me every day knock someone out.
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If you’ve got physical weaknesses, you’ll lose. Nobody who gets cut easily can be a champion, however strong and talented he is. Boxers are trained to see and exploit their opponents’ weaknesses, they hit you on your wounds. Only the strongest survive in this sport.
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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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The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
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The fight will last as long as I allow it to last.
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