Tyson Fury Quotes Page 2

“I'm really excited about my future plans, as I'm doing things differently and currently training like a Trojan in pursuit of becoming heavyweight champion of the world.”

“I've been in crisis situations, I've been down, I've been hurt, I've been behind on the scorecards, and I've had to pull that shot out to knock somebody out. I've been in all kinds of situations and still come out on top.”

“I've got an outspoken personality, which gets people thinking, and my style of fighting is aggressive. Everything's on the line all the time. In my fights, there's drama.”

“I've said a lot of stuff in the past, but not with any intentions to hurt anybody. It's all a bit tongue-in-cheek.”

“If anyone wants to abuse other people for whatever colour, race or creed they are, then it's just stupidness, isn't it?”

“If ever you want to get rid of somebody you don't want to talk to, just mention God. They're out of there.”

“It's not about how much money I'm getting paid. It's just a love of one-on-one combat. I feel I'm at home. I love the ring entrances, the talking. I'm the master of it all.”

“Klitschko was the reigning champion for a decade and regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. I'm never going to face another opponent with that legacy.”

“Let's make this clear: I do not hate anybody.”

“Listen, I believe I should be winning Sport Personality of the Year because if it's about sporting achievements and it's about personality, then I'm a winner hands down.”

“My belief is that my wife should be at home looking after my kids and cooking and cleaning. She's a very privileged woman to have a husband like me.

Not everyone's in her position, but the ones who are are very lucky. That's my opinion.”

“My mum had 14 pregnancies – but only four of us survived. We had a little sister born for a few days and she died. There had to be a funeral.”

“My only idol is God, and I kick myself when I don't pray regularly enough.”

“My opinion is that I follow what the Lord says. Or I try to. Others are following what they want to do, basically. They are living for their self. I am living for God.”

“Nothing has run smoothly with me throughout my life. Everything has had ups and downs and lefts and rights, and that's just the way it has panned out for me, unfortunately.”

“Obviously, I care about the kids. Family, all that sort of stuff. But really, I don't care about life, don't care about death. Nothing. That's the kind of man you are dealing with. That's why I can't be beaten.”

“People can say what they want about me. But I've got a big heart and will keep going.”

“People should look up to me. Young kids. I am a good role model. I'll show them how men should really be. And kids can take note from that. I am a good role model. Lots of kids look up to me.”

“Racism is a sign of ignorance, in my opinion. It's people who haven't been anywhere, haven't seen the world.”

“There are 7 billion people in the world, but there's only one heavyweight champion of the world, and that's me.”

“There are lots of people in the world who have money. Lots of people in Morecambe have money, let alone the world. And Morecambe is quite a small place.”

“There's never been someone like me in history – a fighter like me only comes along every 1,000 years.”

“They are the three venues I wanted to box in – I wasn't really interested in Las Vegas and all of them places. The three I always said was Croke Park, United, and Madison Square Garden.”

“What do I see when I look in the mirror? One handsome man.

No, I see the same person I have seen for the last 27 years: the person I believed I could be when I was a child, the person I have inspired and dreamed to be all my life, and that's the person I have seen, from being that big to as big as the roof – the same guy.”

“What personality does it take to drive a car around a track 100 times or hit a ball back and forth. That's not very personality is it?”

“Whatever is conventional, I am the opposite. So if you want to walk in a straight line, I am going to walk in zigzags. If you want to throw a 1-2, I'll throw a 2-1.”

“When my little son, Prince, had health issues as a baby, we were told that he had a 20 percent chance of survival.”

“Whether someone like Klitschko wins, loses, draws, or gets knocked out in five seconds, he is still a big name.”

“Women have to be pure and respectful.”

“You can take a man out of Ireland, but you can't take the Irishness out of the man.”