The Ultimate Collection of Inspirational Boxing Quotes to Fuel Your Drive

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"

- Muhammad Ali

"The hero and the coward both feel the same thing. But the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It’s the same thing, fear, but it’s what you do with it that matters."

- Cus D’amato

"I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds."

- Mike Tyson

"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."

- Jack Dempsey

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

- Muhammad Ali

"People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it's worth it, and it's a great thing."

- Sugar Ray Leonard

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion’."

- Muhammad Ali

"If you work hard in training, the fight is easy."

- Manny Pacquiao

"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth."

- Mike Tyson

"You never lose until you actually give up."

- Mike Tyson

"Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring."

- Sugar Ray Leonard

"I always believed in myself, and I knew if I worked hard, stayed positive and did what I was supposed to, that good things would happen."

- Demetrius Andrade

"Every champion was once a challenger."

- Luke Campbell

"It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

- Rocky Balboa

"A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t."

- Jack Dempsey

"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters."

- Evander Holyfield

"Talent is nothing without dedication and discipline, and dedication and discipline is a talent in itself."

- Luke Campbell

"Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy."

- Joe Louis

"Your legacy lasts forever, the money does not."

- Shawn Porter

"Adjust to your surroundings, because the world don't wait for you."

- Ryan Garcia

"Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities."

- Sugar Ray Leonard

"I never go for the knockout, but the knockout comes because I train as hard as I do."

- Jermall Charlo

"Every fight is a must-win because we are winners."

- Shawn Porter

"At the end of the day, don't bet against me. Don't bet against me."

- Daniel Jacobs

"Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'"

- Joe Frazier

"I'll fight anyone, anytime, anywhere."

- Danny Garcia

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."

- Mohammed Ali

"I don't want to be second to nobody."

- Nigel Benn

"The word of God steadies me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences."

- Evander Holyfield

"All great legends and all Hall of Fame fighters have their storylines."

- Demetrius Andrade

"I'm from the hood. You put me in a rough neighborhood and believe me, I'm OK."

- Jessie Vargas

"Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book."

- Joe Frazier

"By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry."

- Jack Dempsey

"I'm a gentleman at the end of the day."

- Jermell Charlo

"I'm just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life."

- Manny Pacquiao

"You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally."