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He's been an inspiration for me since the Olympics 1996.

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Wladimir Klitschko
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: March 25
Boxer
Professional Boxer
Semipalatinsk
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko
Dr. Steelhammer
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko
Olympics
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I prepare for my fights to well that I don't wanna give a chance to my opponent to crash my 'glass chin' as they say, so I'm knocking them in the way that I like.
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I've fought everybody without ducking anyone. I have beaten 10 undefeated guys, and I never was comparing myself to the greatest in the sport. I was not thinking of breaking any records. I'm just enjoying my time in boxing.
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My goal is not getting hit and to knock the other guy out. Some people might complain because they want to see boxers beat up on each other, but you cannot last long in professional boxing if you take a lot of punches.
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I know he's retired, but I'm a big fan of Shaquille O'Neal, his game and his personality. I have a pair of his shoes in my office. You see the size of his shoe and think, 'This is not real, this couldn't belong to a human being.' But he is human!
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The challenge for me is his size because, for the first time in my career, I'll be meeting an opponent who is taller than me and has a longer reach.
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I think that boxing is actually not as dangerous as the politics. In boxing, you're gonna get a bloody nose or a black eye. In politics you can obviously get either dioxin in the food or bullet in the head.
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All the champions - you go and ask Mike Tyson or Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Lennox Lewis and myself included, and I'm sorry for putting myself in line with all the other great names - but the champion's attitude is it doesn't matter who is in front of me, I am going to conquer this person and win the fight and knock the person out.
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Defeat will help you. I've been there and done that. I shook it off and came back stronger. It's nothing to be scared about.
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I'm boring but effective.
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I don't like to get hit, who likes it? I probably wouldn't do this sport if I was getting hit that much.
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Mental strength is really important because you either win or lose in your mind. And I'm not solely talking about sporting matches, boxing events - anything you do, you do it first with your mental strength. And you can actually train and develop it, and I am responsible for what I'm saying because I have experience with that.
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I never fought in my life outside of a ring.
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Obsession is love in an extreme shape.
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I think that there's only one nationality and one language in the sport, and you call it performance.
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From nothing to everything is a long way, from everything to nothing is one stop.
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The man without a chin, no stamina, dead man, broken man, whatever. On your way to the top, you always get some criticism. Criticism is a great motivation. Failure is not an option to me.
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Nobody is born as a champion. You have to earn it through hard work. Get started!
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After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our father among them.
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It is up to the people and boxing fans to give me the respect I deserve once I have finished my career. I personally do not think about my legacy.
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This guy [Tyson Fury] really wants to prove himself in the ring and confirm what he keeps telling everyone, that he's the best in the world.
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