Naseem Hamed

Athlete

1974-02-12

Quotes by Naseem Hamed

• With age, you become more humble, more wise.

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• I'm going to smash Wayne McCullough to bits. And when you see him smashed to bits, you're going to see the same thing I'd have done to Barry McGuigan, his friend and idol.

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• You can't duplicate me. A lot of fighters come out with a certain amount of style, and I like to see that, but they get smashed up a little bit.

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• A revelation came to me at 16. All true princes must someday become kings.

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• I want to be remembered as the man who changed the pay scale for featherweights, who put the sparkle back in boxing after Muhammad Ali left, the man who took risks with his ring entrance, the man who, before the fight, would do a front flip into the ring without even thinking about turning an ankle, and then knocking his man out. I mean out.

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• I'm not immortal. I'm not unbeatable.

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• I'm unbeatable and untouchable.

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• My heart was bursting with pride the night I fought Steve Robinson in Wales, and I made the champion look like the challenger.

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