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Professional Boxer

Wladimir Klitschko, born on March 25, 1976, is a renowned professional boxer from Ukraine. Known for his exceptional boxing skills and powerful physique, he has won multiple world heavyweight boxing championship titles.

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“I'm going to give him a pizza face.”

Giving Faces Motivation Fighter Pizza

Author:Wladimir Klitschko

“There's certain things that you cannot cross, no matter who you are, what you're doing or where you're coming from.”

Matter Motivation Certain Crosses Who You Are Fighter

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“With this magazine, you could change the 'H' to 'G', it may be funnier and better for sales.”

May Motivation Magazines Fighter

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“I will teach you how to behave yourself in the ring.”

Motivation Teach Rings Fighter Behave

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“My brother is a doctor and he will take care of post-traumatic stress. I think he'll do it for free.”

Thinking Care Motivation Brother Doctors Stress Take Care Fighter Posts My Brother

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“The man wannabe actually...a wannabe. David Haye's a wannabe.”

Men Motivation He Man Fighter Wannabes

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“I heard that I am crazy for taking this fight but I'm very excited about this chance. His manager is saying that I'm a 'dead man walking' but 'dead men' cannot have 'nightmares'.”

Men Motivation Fighting Chance Heard Crazy Walking Excited Fighter Managers Nightmare Dead Man I Am Crazy

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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.”

Firsts Motivation Challenges Careers First Time Meetings Size Fighter Opponents

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“On your way to the top, you always get some chriticism. Criticism is a great motivation.”

Way Motivation Criticism

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“I run, but boxing conditioning is different, so you have to get used to running in the ring. Boxing movements are very different. Swimming is one of the best because every single muscle is working. I swim a lot. I train very hard at things that mimic boxing. I have to do mostly sport-specific training, such as lots of sparring.”

Different Hard Running Used Sports Movement Training Train Rings Boxing Muscles Swim Swimming Conditioning Sparring

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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.”

Mind Firsts Important Winning Loses Talking Events Responsible Train Boxing Win Or Lose Mental Strength Boxing Matches

Author:Wladimir Klitschko

“I learned in my Ph.D. the discipline I needed to be successful. Most boxers are not that disciplined. They have talent, but the self-organization - the ability to schedule yourself and your priorities - is lacking. My studies were about the control of training on both the psychological and the physical side.”

Self Sides Ability Study Successful Talent Needed Discipline Training Organization Priorities Psychological Being Successful Lacking Schedules Boxers

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“Radiation doesn't recognize borders. A meltdown in Japan or India, say, is a danger to the whole world. Wind circulates the radiation everywhere. Water quality is affected. We all eat the same fish. We use products from all over the world - if something is contaminated, it will cause harm.”

Ifs World Whole Use Causes Water Quality Danger Wind Products India Fishes Harm Whole World Borders Japan Affected Radiation Meltdowns Water Quality

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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.”

Thinking Guy Sports Enjoy Records Compare My Time Boxing Beaten Undefeated

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“I think a fight with David Haye, even if he is not American, is going to give positive vibes about the heavyweight division for the American fans and fans worldwide.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Fighting Fans Division Heavyweights Vibes Positive Vibes

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“I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out.”

Trying Faces Plans Opponents

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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.”

People Ifs Father Given Pay Millions Penalties Death Penalty Our Father Pay The Price Chernobyl

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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.”

People Ifs Want Long Might Lasts Guy Goal Beats Complaining Boxing Other Guys Boxers

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“These nuclear plants are more dangerous than people realize.”

People Realizing Dangerous Plant Nuclear Nuclear Plants

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“You can train your mental strength just like you train your body. If your body looks fit or ripped, it looks strong, and you can flex your muscles. So, physically, you have a certain strength. Mentally, it's the same thing. You can train your psychological strength.”

Ifs Looks Body Certain Strong Like You Fit Train Your Body Psychological Muscles Ripped Mental Strength

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“Only younger brothers will understand me. We're following in the footsteps of older brothers. You are looking up to your brother. You want to do the same things. You want to do as good as he and do it even better.”

Want Brother Following Footsteps Your Brother Understand Me Older Brother Younger Brother

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“I have decided to make a personal message to David Haye. I want him to fight me, to be a man. I wish there will be enough excitement, pressure and courage for David Haye to fight me.”

Men Want Enough Fighting Wish Messages Decided Pressure Excitement Be A Man Want Him

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“In the old days, when Muhammad Ali was fighting Ken Norton, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, there was a lot of excitement in the heavyweight division, I have to admit it.”

Fighting Excitement Division Muhammad Old Days Heavyweights

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“If I am 100% prepared for the fight, my opponent has no chance to win the fight. I am saying what I mean: He has a 0% chance to win the fight. There is going to be no luck involved; there is going to be nothing else to stop me from winning the fight.”

Ifs Mean Fighting Winning Chance Involved Luck Prepared Opponents

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“I train six days a week for four to five hours a day. I like to keep the same schedule when I'm in camp for every fight.”

Fighting Hours Five Four Week Six Train Camps Schedules

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“You lose or you win the fight - and anything in life - in your mind. I can look at how the person walks, how he speaks, his expressions. It's a wisdom. Eyes are the mirror of the soul. So you can read a lot.”

Mind Looks Persons I Can Soul Eye Fighting Winning Speak Loses Walks Expression Mirrors Anything In Life

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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.”

People Thinking Giving Careers Fans Deserve Give Me Finished Legacy Boxing

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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!”

Thinking Knows Humans Real Bigs Games Human Beings Fans Personality Office Shoes Size Pairs Retired

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“I respect the IBF obligation to fight Povetkin, but I would like the exception to fight David Haye. That is the only title the Klitschkos don't have. We have them all except the WBA, which is why Haye is such an interesting cookie for me to eat.”

Fighting Interesting Obligation Titles Exception Cookies

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“I'm playing right now a role, and the role is called the 'Heavyweight Champion of the World.' And it takes all of the time. And I love this role, and it takes a lot of attention for me for the sport, and I just don't want to lose the title, so that's why I have to stay focused and not become an actor.”

World Want Actors Sports Loses Attention Roles Right Now Focused Titles Champion Stay Focused Heavyweights

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“I never fought in my life outside of a ring.”

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“I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.”

Doe Matter Next Names Focus Highest Train Opponents Concentration

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“I would say that Roger Federer is pretty amazing. And Manny Pacquiao - he's such a tiny, little lightweight guy, but the way he fights makes people so excited.”

People Way Littles Guy Fighting Excited Tiny Roger Federer Pacquiao

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Born: March 25, 1976
Known for: Professional Boxer
Quotes: 83

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