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34 quotes by Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko (Ukrainian: Володи мир Володи мирович Кличко [Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko]; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight professional boxer. Klitschko is the current Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, lineal, WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring world champion (see List of heavyweight boxing champions.) Klitschko is the longest reigning IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO heavyweight champion in history with the most title...
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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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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I have a Ph.D. in philosophy and sports science. At 14, I went through this really tough Soviet training system. A lot of my roommates got... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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.

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In Soviet times, the border was closed, so we couldn't get out of the country, and I had been reading Robinson Crusoe. I wanted to see the ocean... →

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Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in... →

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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... →

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