Anthony Joshua, a well-known British professional boxer, was born on October 15, 1989. Since 2019, he has also won the unified heavyweight championship twice, as well as the WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, and IBO championships. Similarly, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles at the regional level for a year.
Furthermore, he represented England in the super-heavyweight division at the 2011 World Championships, where he won a silver medal. This Olympic gold winner also represented Great Britain, having earned the world title by a major professional sanctioning body.
The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board have Anthony Joshua placed second in the world’s active heavyweight list. He is and always will be the best boxer. Take a look at the best 56 Anthony Joshua Quotes mentioned below.
“Wherever you end up is better than where you began.”
Staying on the road is a huge accomplishment.”“In boxing, it’s all about getting the most out of yourself: wanting to rule the world like a ravenous young lion.”
“Cardio is a great way to start the day, guy.”
Whether you sit on the bike for 30 minutes or simply sweat in two jumpers, it’s good to get up, move your body, put on your headphones, and ride away.”“Sleeping is similar to meditation in that it allows you to rest your body while also temporarily shutting down your thoughts.”
“The struggle is won or lost from the neck up.”
It’s called the art of war.
You must commit and plan your mental approach.
That’s why boxers attend to training camps: to block out the noise and focus.”“I had a good upbringing.
My parents are Nigerians, and their culture is respectful.
Extremely respectful.
But I discovered that you must be determined.
It is not a violent or aggressive act.
It’s sheer willpower.”“There are two kinds of warriors: those who ride in on horseback and try to slaughter everyone, and those who use snipers.”
I try to imitate the sniper.
Bang, boom, boom.
Dissect them shot by shot.”“I realized that I could either fight on the street and get in trouble, or I could fight and get paid in the ring.”
“I picked the ring.”“When I was on tag, I became quite disciplined.”
I was home at eight o’clock and lived a disciplined life because of boxing.
I began reading after learning that many champions educated themselves.
Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, and Joe Louis
It used to be ‘act now, ponder later,’ but discipline and reading changed me.”“You can be successful as long as you have discipline.”
Discipline is what motivates you to complete all of your tasks.”
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“People have made me out to be unstoppable, unbeatable, and invincible, but I’m not.
I am a guy and a winner, but that may all change in an instant.”“Isn’t prayer a type of meditation?”
It’s the law of attraction at work: whatever you send out into the cosmos is what you get back.
It’s simply sending your thoughts out into the universe.”“Don’t be concerned about the title.
Worry about what you have to do today, tomorrow, and the next day, and that title will come to you.”“It won’t hurt for me to eat a cheeky little biscuit.”
But I have to keep such pleasures under control.
I can’t keep eating cakes and cookies five nights a week.”“The belt does not represent me; it represents how you deal with people and represent yourself as a champion.”
The belt is a marker of a champion, but it is the things I just mentioned that create a champion.”“The mind is more essential than the body.”
That voice in your head that tells you to give up if things get tough.
That is my major opponent: ensuring that if your body wants to stop, your mind will not allow it.”“Prayer is an ancient approach, so it’s really important for us to retain a spiritual connection, something that people, gladiators would do years ago, so we’re just keeping that habit.”
“There’s so much pressure to be the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson in boxing, and if you don’t achieve that, you’re nothing.”
“I’ll get seven hours of sleep per night, but after breakfast, I’ll relax for an hour to recover.”
Even businessmen in Spain take a siesta.”“America is the boxing mecca, and they’ve produced some tremendous champions.”
It’s important to develop your talents and let people know what you stand for in the United States.”“Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but this is a voyage of the self, and my preoccupation with making the most of this brief existence.”
“It’s not so much about conquering Madison Square Garden or Vegas as it is about overcoming adversity.”
The opponents I face will take me to various stadiums and arenas.
I need to defeat my opponents.”“I don’t have a favorite religion; I’d have to do some investigation.”
I was born a Christian, but as I’ve developed into my own man, I no longer identify with a religion – I have complete faith.
Then it’s a matter of settling on what works for me.”“This isn’t tennis; it’s boxing.”
Everyone enjoys a little rivalry because it makes for a good fight.”“I really focus on my own stuff, and then when others come into my territory, I have to beat them away, and that’s what we do every fight night.”
“Every opponent is greeted with the question, ‘When are you going to knock him out?’
But I’m not Mike Tyson, who flew out of his corner.
I’m a lot more composed.
A guy is meant to be tough, but once I find my range, everything falls into place.
Boom.”“People who commit crimes do it for monetary gain.
But you wind up in prison, which is no prize.
Your objectives are modest through criminality.”“What distinguishes a champion is how he dethrones the one who came before him.”
Consider Mike Tyson’s performance versus Trevor Berbick.
You must deprive him of the title.”“You must talk from a place where anything is possible.”
When you talk from a place of limitation, you’ve already set yourself up for failure.”
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“I want it all: I want the spotlight and I live for the glory nights.”
“When you look at actual religions around the world, not fundamentalists, religion is supposed to be a positive thing.”
You must always follow what your spirit tells you rather than what others advise you.
I’m a man who will always forge his own path.”“I still feel like that 14-year-old kid, hungry and trying to make sense of life.”
That’s what I’m working on, becoming good at something through boxing.
But I feel like that little kid who keeps trying.”“My mother and father are not married, but she is very important in my life.”
We have serious conversations in which I tell her where I need help, where I believe she is failing, and how I may help her.
I recognize she won’t be here forever, and I don’t want to have any regrets.”“I know that every bout may be my last, and if that occurs, it’ll be more than simply a health issue; I’ll be knocked off that king’s stool.”
“Yeah, I’m lovely.
I’m ok.
But I’m no coward.
And if someone pulls a fast one on me, it’s when my eyes are closed, and it doesn’t happen twice.”“It’s difficult to say I don’t appreciate being famous, but I don’t see myself as that person.”
It perplexes me that people would want to take a picture with me.”“You don’t really feel it until you’re caught with a big shot.”
It’s like being in a car accident and having your limb ripped off…
Only when you glance down do you realize what has happened.”“I didn’t do well in school, but boxing has taught me discipline.”
“I used to be a drinker.”
I didn’t enjoy reading, but I found its benefits.
Floyd Mayweather, the template for boxing, is said to never drink.”“I believe I’m the man at the conclusion of my career.”
But for the time being, I’m still determined to prove myself as the underdog.
I’m not buying into the hype.”“I think boxing is a sport that gives you permission to act like an idiot.”
“I don’t follow a rigid diet; I keep things simple.”
I try to eat fish, meat, vegetables, and carbohydrates – potatoes and rice – but I’ll pack it in because I’m using so much energy.
I have to consider food to be an energy source.”“There’s this notion that because I’m a heavyweight, I shouldn’t be in shape, and that I should take advantage of the fact that I can eat.
But I exercise and eat good, and it shows on the scales.”“Sportsmen simply perform their jobs.”
I’m not attempting to be a model.
Take as much inspiration as you can from me – from the good and the terrible.”
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“Just establish a goal for yourself and try to stick to it.”
Because you will always come out better than you started.”“Am I a feminist?”
I’m not sure.
I’m not sure what that means.
To some extent, I support equality, but I believe that in the house, the mother excels and the guy should take a second seat.
This is the culture of my Nigerian family.”“Ali was a sporting legend.”
He encouraged me as a child to portray myself as a champion both in and out of the ring.”“I know if I don’t take care of myself, I’ll be mumbling and slurring to you in a couple of years.”
It won’t be because I’m drunk; it’ll be because I’m fighting, getting blow after blow to the head.
That makes me nervous.
I’m not afraid of being murdered in the ring; I’m afraid of losing my mind.”“It takes a certain kind of man to become a boxer and fight for a living.”
To be able to manage your worries and hit another man with confidence.
You must conquer the psychic side and believe in the sport’s beauty and discipline.
You must study.
You must be astute.”“I meditate by staying organized.”
I can get really Zen if I go home and clean up the living room.”“At home, I can be the good family man, but when I go to the gym, maybe sparring with someone, I switch into beast mode.”
It’s not pretty.”“People pay to come visit me.
“You have to give something back.”“Regardless of how large and strong you are…
Even Tyson admitted to being terrified as he approached the ring.
“Everyone is under pressure.”“You’re confident, and you’re going to the ring to fight, but there’s always that tiny thing that makes you think, ‘God.'”
You’re tense.
But you must embrace and love it.”“Remove your arms and legs, and you’re left with a trunk that needs to be as powerful as possible.”
Someone tall and slender is simpler to shove over than someone short and stocky.
That is why we work from the calves to the neck.”“I usually have a lot of energy since I train so much.”
When I go home from training and have some quiet time, I realize it’s 12:30 a.m. and I should have been in bed 2 hours ago.
That can be aggravating.”
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