Oscar De La Hoya famous quotes

06-13-2025

The fight life, that was easy. This is a battle I have every day.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Fighting #Battle #Easy
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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Issues #People #Addresses
Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Crazy #Thinking #Body
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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Running #Thinking #Training
There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Grateful #Grief #Sadness
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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Mother #Lonely #Fun
I tried to do the impossible on paper -- beat the middleweight champ coming up from 130 pounds.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Paper #Pounds #Impossible
When people say I can't or I musn't, I always say I can and I will.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#People #I Can
I told you before, I'll fight anyone. I don't care.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Fighting #Care #I Don't Care
My dad has never once told me after a fight that I did well.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Work Out #People #Doubt
I was a little kid who used to fight a lot in the street-and get beat up.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Kids #Fighting #Littles
You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#People #Pieces #Want
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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Attitude #Boxing #Cases
I wouldn't recommend [boxing] to any child of mine. I would rather he played golf or something.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#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.
-- Oscar De La Hoya

#Eye #Fighting #Boys

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