- Each Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life that got me to where I was.
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest motivation for me is becoming a three-division world champion faster than any other boxer, male or female.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only thing that me and Muhammad Ali have in common is that we are both Olympic gold medalists and both very outspoken.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My coach never looked at me as a female fighter, but just as a fighter, as someone he was training. I had to work just as hard as the guys, or harder than them.
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coming back to Flint and seeing my family keeps me humble. Even though I've been on a worldwide stage, I can still communicate with them on a hood level, if that's what you want to call it.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Flint, Michigan, I saw so many kids from my school end up in jail or unemployed, and gangs would hang out and cause trouble in my neighborhood. I had to learn how to protect myself, because it didn't feel like anyone else was protecting me.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad would tell me stories about when he was an underground fighter. One day when I was 11, he told me he wished he had a son who could have been a real boxer.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first punch I learned was the jab. Second, the cross punch; third, the hook - after that, all the combinations and how to move my head and feet. It took me just two months to be ready to get in the ring!
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boxing is so easy for me, sadly. I don't mean to be cocky. The promoters don't like that I walk through other girls but it's not my fault that I'm so good.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I train like an animal in the ring. There's nobody that can beat me because I train hard for everybody.
- Feelings
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- Nov 07, 2020