“I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror and know I took everyone on.” Quote by Oscar De La Hoya
“I told you before, I'll fight anyone. I don't care.” CareFightingDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Oscar De La Hoya
“By the time I retire, I will have fought the best. I will have made my money. Maybe I'll be a boxing commentator. I'll go back to school, definitely. I already have a plan. My life's set. I'll be on an island, married, playing golf in the sun. That will be my life.” MadeSchoolSunPlansMarriedGolfIslandsBoxingRetiringCommentatorsPlaying Golf Author:Oscar De La Hoya
“Boxing has been in my blood since I can remember. It comes naturally to me, and I've enjoyed it ever since I started, at the age of six.” Has BeensI CanAgeRememberBloodSixEnjoyedBoxing Author:Oscar De La Hoya
“I wouldn't recommend [boxing] to any child of mine. I would rather he played golf or something.” ChildrenMinesGolfBoxing Author:Oscar De La Hoya
“Every time I work out in the gym, every time I train, I know I'm going to do well. But I like surprising the fans, the critics, the people who doubt me.” PeopleKnowsWellsDoubtFansTrainCriticsWork OutGymSurprisingDoubt Me Author:Oscar De La Hoya
“Ever since I've been boxing, it's always been the case that when I go inside the ring a switch goes off and my attitude changes totally from the person I am outside it. I really can't explain why or how.” PersonsAttitudeCasesRingsBoxingMy Attitude Author:Oscar De La Hoya
“Everybody wants to know, 'How do you throw a curveball, how do you throw a slider, how do you throw this and that,' when they can't even locate a fastball. Learn how to control your fastball and then once you've got that, move on to other things.” KnowsWantMovingKnow HowFastballsCurveballs Author:Cliff Lee
“I got to play with some of the best players in the game, from Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner and Grady Sizemore in Cleveland, to here with Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Cole Hamels. Obviously, to Seattle with Ichiro and Felix Hernandez, and then to Texas with Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, Mike Young. It was a great experience. Without being traded I never could have gotten to do any of that.?” PlayYoungGamesPlayerTexasMikeBest PlayersSeattleClevelandGreat ExperiencesHamiltonJosh Author:Cliff Lee
“I just play to win. I play to be competitive; that's it. I think every player hopes that they do something special that everyone remembers later in life, or whatever. But that's not why we're playing. At least, that's not why I play.” ThinkingPlayRememberWinningPlayerSpecialSomething SpecialLater In LifePlay To Win Author:Cliff Lee