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Roy Jones Jr. Quotes
Roy Jones Jr. Quotes
Roy Jones Jr.
American
Athlete
Born:
Jan 16
,
1969
Fight
God
Me
People
Time
You
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Fishing keeps you alive, gives you time away - to enjoy God, the creations that He made. Because God made you.
Roy Jones Jr.
God
Time
You
Made
Enjoy
Alive
Gives
He
Because
Fishing
Creations
Away
Keeps
I don't know what tomorrow holds. None of us do. We got to wait and see what God has planned.
Roy Jones Jr.
God
Wait
Tomorrow
See
Know
None
Got
Holds
Us
Planned
You can't pretend there has ever been anyone come close to doing what I did. Nobody you could name could touch me, and I'm talking about nobody who's around now, nobody who was around in my prime, and nobody who was around any time you can mention outta your mouth.
Roy Jones Jr.
Time
Me
You
Mouth
Pretend
About
Touch
Mention
Could
Nobody
Prime
Name
Come
Talking
Around
Doing
Been
Close
Did
Any
Anyone
Your
Who
Now
Ever
I don't care about no boxing legacy. I don't care where they put me on the list of all-time greats - let them put me at the bottom.
Roy Jones Jr.
Me
Care
don't Care
All-Time
About
Bottom
Put
Boxing
Greats
Legacy
dont Care
List
Where
Them
Once you put that muscle on, it's hard to go back down. Most guys, when they put that muscle on, they just stay big. To go back down while at the same time trying to maintain that punching power, it's very tough.
Roy Jones Jr.
Time
You
Tough
Power
Big
Down
Back
Once
Punching
Stay
Guys
Put
Maintain
Most
Go
Very
Trying
Same
Just
Same Time
While
Hard
Muscle
If I spent my career responding to critics, I'd never be where I'm at right now.
Roy Jones Jr.
Spent
Responding
Critics
Never
Where
Now
Right
Career
If God truly wanted me to stop, all He'd have to do is have one doctor at the Mayo Clinic find something wrong with my brain. Just one little CAT scan showing any sign of trauma or damage, and I'd be done.
Roy Jones Jr.
God
Me
Doctor
Sign
Scan
Find
Something
Cat
He
Wrong
Clinic
Truly
Brain
Any
Done
Just
Stop
Mayo
Wanted
Just One
Little
Showing
Trauma
Damage
The more irrational you make your opponent, the more control you have over him in the ring.
Roy Jones Jr.
You
Control
Ring
More
Over
Make
Him
Opponent
Irrational
Your
You know how many people would give up their life to get in one NBA game or NFL game or get one fight? Just to do something that has been a dream and they've aspired to do for their whole life - can you imagine what that means for a person?
Roy Jones Jr.
Life
You
Game
Fight
People
Has-Been
Dream
Would
NFL
Give
Something
Know
How
How Many People
Been
Up
Person
Get
Just
Means
Aspired
Many
Whole
NBA
Imagine
I was so scared of my father. He'd pull up in his truck and start looking for something I'd done wrong. There was no escape, no excuse, no way out of nothing.
Roy Jones Jr.
Father
Looking
Nothing
Way
Out
No Excuse
Scared
Something
He
Truck
Wrong
Excuse
His
Up
Escape
Done
Start
Pull
When me and Mike Tyson were around, we played king of the hill. Whoever comes to the hill, you get your behind whooped. We don't pick and choose. I fought guys when I had fractured wrists and ribs, bad backs, I didn't care. I was the king of the hill; Tyson was king of the hill. When we left, people were trying to get the 'most money fight.'
Roy Jones Jr.
Me
You
Fight
People
Money
Care
King
Tyson
Backs
Bad
Guys
Had
Pick
Pick And Choose
Most
Hill
Around
Were
Left
Get
Trying
Behind
Ribs
Mike
Mike Tyson
Your
Choose
Whoever
Fought
Played
Fractured
My dad sacrificed his relationship with me so I'd be stronger for it. But I could never do it to my kids - I like to have a happy relationship with them.
Roy Jones Jr.
Me
Relationship
Happy
Stronger
Kids
Could
Never
Sacrificed
Like
His
Them
Dad
If I fought like I was looking for a place in history, it would ruin me as a person. I don't think history is worth selling my soul.
Roy Jones Jr.
Me
History
Soul
Worth
Looking
Think
Ruin
Would
My Soul
Like
Selling
Person
Place
Fought
I always had a fetish for fighting big peoples. My dad put me in the ring with much bigger guys. In my first fight, I gave the guy a 14-pound advantage.
Roy Jones Jr.
Me
Fight
People
First
Big
Fighting
Gave
Ring
Guy
Guys
Had
Put
Advantage
Always
Fetish
Bigger
Much
Dad
Every day, it was the same: school, homework, farm work, training. Getting hurt or dying might've been better than the life I was living.
Roy Jones Jr.
Life
Work
Day
Hurt
Every Day
Training
Better
School
Farm
Living
Homework
Every
Been
Than
Same
Getting
Dying
Might
In my prime, I was the ruler. Simple as that. I understand there's a lot of great fighters who've followed me already since I was the champ - and I hope there's another who comes along does even better because want to see that - but I haven't seen anyone do what I did yet.
Roy Jones Jr.
Hope
Great
Me
Better
Simple
Seen
Ruler
See
Followed
Prime
Since
Along
Another
Because
Understand
Does
Lot
Did
Want
Anyone
Fighters
Who
Even
Champ
I'm pretty good at video games, but I'm the champ when it comes to pinball, and that's just because it's old-fashion like I am. I can't get enough of pinball.
Roy Jones Jr.
Video Games
Good
I Am
Enough
Pretty
Pretty Good
Like
Because
Am
Pinball
Get
Just
Just Because
Video
Games
Champ
British fans are the best, and we are seeing that. They love the sport of boxing. They follow, they travel, they love their fighters. They will go anywhere in the world to support you. They support better than any other country I've seen to this day.
Roy Jones Jr.
Love
Best
Day
You
Travel
World
Better
Fans
Will
Seen
Country
Other
Follow
Seeing
Support
Sport
Boxing
Go
Than
Any
Any Other Country
Anywhere
Fighters
British
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