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Oscar De La Hoya Quotes:

Oscar De La Hoya quotes

Ocupation: Professional Boxer

Life: b. February 4, 1973

Birthday: February 4

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The fight life, that was easy. This is a battle I have every day.

Topics: Fighting, Battle, Easy, Everyday Life

quote when people say i can t or i musn t i always say i can and i will oscar de la hoya Quotes

After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws.

Topics: Issues, People, Addresses

Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.

source: - "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Topics: Sports, Boxing, World

I think my body went through a lot, went through the wringer. In terms of being inside the ring, getting hit, but also outside the ring, living a crazy life.

source: - Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Topics: Crazy, Thinking, Body, Crazy Life

I think about making a comeback every single day. I went running, I went training, did that for a few days. But my body couldn't handle it.

source: - Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Topics: Running, Thinking, Training

There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business.

source: - "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Topics: Space, Long, Matter

It brings me great grief and sadness to hear of the passing of one of the best and most respected trainers of this era, Emanuel Steward. I learned a lot from him during our professional relationship and I will be forever grateful for his help during that time. We were also friends and I know I am going to miss him as so many others will too. He was an important part of our boxing community.

Topics: Grateful, Grief, Sadness, Forever Grateful, Professional Relationships

Once, I was at a party...This was at a time when it seemed like I had everything. I was young. I was undefeated. I had money. I`d just moved into my own home. People at the party were laughing and having fun. And I missed my mother. I felt so lonely. I remember asking myself, `Why isn`t my mother here? Why are all these people around me? I don`t want these people around me.' I looked out the window and started crying.

Topics: Mother, Lonely, Fun, Undefeated, So Lonely

I tried to do the impossible on paper -- beat the middleweight champ coming up from 130 pounds.

Topics: Paper, Pounds, Impossible

When people say I can't or I musn't, I always say I can and I will.

Topics: People, I Can

I told you before, I'll fight anyone. I don't care.

Topics: Fighting, Care, I Don't Care

My dad has never once told me after a fight that I did well.

Topics: Dad, Fighting, My Dad

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.

Topics: Blood, Boxing, Age

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.

Topics: Work Out, People, Doubt, Doubt Me

I was a little kid who used to fight a lot in the street-and get beat up.

Topics: Kids, Fighting, Littles

You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you.

source: - "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Topics: People, Pieces, Want, Notoriety

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.

Topics: School, Golf, Islands

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.

Topics: Attitude, Boxing, Cases

I wouldn't recommend [boxing] to any child of mine. I would rather he played golf or something.

Topics: Children, Golf, Boxing

I feel amazing. In my life right now, I have so much motivation. I am so hungry and so determined... I am young, I am healthy and I feel great - 42 is the new 32.

source: - "Oscar De La Hoya: 'Very serious' about possible return to ring". Interview with Dan Rafael, www.theguardian.com. June 24, 2015.

Topics: Life, Motivation, Healthy

Ever since I met [my wife], my life has been different. I have what I want. I have my Jewel in Millie.

Topics: Jewels, Wife, Different

I'm really happy to be working with CES Boxing, Gary Shaw Productions and Eye of the Tiger Management. It shows the direction in which Golden Boy Promotions is heading - in terms of bringing the best fights to the fans. It shows that Golden Boy Promotions is willing to work with anybody in order to satisfy the boxing fans.

Topics: Eye, Fighting, Boys, Gary, Golden Boy

I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror and know I took everyone on.

Topics: Mirrors, Leeches, Looks, Proud Of You

As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think about coming back, but I am retired, and after speaking to my family and following a great deal of introspection, I have decided to stay retired.

source: - "Oscar De La Hoya says he has decided against a comeback" by Dan Rafael, abcnews.go.com. June 29, 2015.

Topics: Life, Athlete, Thinking, Professional Athlete

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