Evander Holyfield

Athlete

United States

1962 - Present

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A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.
Evander Holyfield
My goal is to be the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Evander Holyfield
We lived in a real rough place but my mother kept me straight.
Evander Holyfield
When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.
Evander Holyfield
The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go against the biggest guy, regardless of who he was.
Evander Holyfield
I'm just one woman away, my mother, from being the same as Mike Tyson. I would've ended up like him if my mama had not been so tough and strong. A lot of people, including Mike, don't know I came from the ghetto. They think I'm too nice and proper. But that's the way my mama raised me - to look people in the eye and respect them.
Evander Holyfield
No. I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics.
Evander Holyfield
The big guys choose who they want to fight and they think about history: 'how many times I defended my title.' They try to break a record: 'how long I was there.' But if you look at the pedigree, who they fought, ain't nobody gonna give them credit for it because they fought a lot of people with no experience.
Evander Holyfield
The word of God steadies me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences.
Evander Holyfield
Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.
Evander Holyfield