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50 Anthony Joshua Quotes on Life & Discipline (BOXING)

Top 12 Most Famous Anthony Joshua Quotes (BEST)

“The belt doesn’t represent me; it’s how you deal with people, how you represent yourself as a champion. The belt is a sign of a champion, but what makes a champion is the things I have just said.”

Anthony Joshua
Wherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.Pin
Wherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.
When you are around people who have money, you realise money isn't that impressive, it's about your class, morals and how you conduct yourself.Pin
When you are around people who have money, you realise money isn’t that impressive, it’s about your class, morals and how you conduct yourself.
From the neck up is where you win or lose the battle. It’s the art of war. You have to lock yourself in and strategize your mindset.Pin
From the neck up is where you win or lose the battle. It’s the art of war. You have to lock yourself in and strategize your mindset.

“From the neck up is where you win or lose the battle. It’s the art of war. You have to lock yourself in and strategise your mindset. That’s why boxers go to training camps: to shut down the noise and really zone in.”

Anthony Joshua
If you know me, you know I make every day count, I'm serious about my life.Pin
If you know me, you know I make every day count, I’m serious about my life.
Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but beyond that, this is a journey of the self and my obsession to get the most from this short life.Pin
Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but beyond that, this is a journey of the self and my obsession to get the most from this short life.
As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.Pin
As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.

“Cardio is a nice way to start the morning, man. Whether you sit on the bike for half an hour or throw on two jumpers and just sweat, it’s good to get up, get the body active, put on your headphones, and just pedal away.”

Anthony Joshua
Just set yourself a goal and try and stick to it. Because you’ll always end up better than where you started.Pin
Just set yourself a goal and try and stick to it. Because you’ll always end up better than where you started.
People have built me up to be untouchable, unbeatable, invincible, and I'm not that. I am a man, and I am a winner, but that can change in a second.Pin
People have built me up to be untouchable, unbeatable, invincible, and I’m not that. I am a man, and I am a winner, but that can change in a second.
Don’t worry about the title. Worry about what you’ve got to do today, tomorrow, the next day, and that title will be waiting for you.Pin
Don’t worry about the title. Worry about what you’ve got to do today, tomorrow, the next day, and that title will be waiting for you.

20 Anthony Joshua Quotes About Boxing

“It takes a certain type of man to become a boxer, to fight for a living. To be able to have the confidence to hit another man, to control your fears. You must overcome the physical aspect and believe in the art, the discipline of the sport. You need to study. You need to be smart.”

Anthony Joshua
In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.Pin
In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.
I don't want to be famous. I want to be a champion.Pin
I don’t want to be famous. I want to be a champion.

“What makes a champion great is how he dethrones the guy before him. Look at Mike Tyson against Trevor Berbick and how he crushed him. You have to rip the title away from him.”

Anthony Joshua
No matter how big and strong you are even Tyson said he was scared as hell walking to the ring. Everyone feels the pressure.Pin
No matter how big and strong you are even Tyson said he was scared as hell walking to the ring. Everyone feels the pressure.
I don't box to prove people wrong. I box for the glory and entertainment of it.Pin
I don’t box to prove people wrong. I box for the glory and entertainment of it.
I realised that I could either fight and get into trouble on the street or I could fight and get paid in the ring. I chose the ring.Pin
I realised that I could either fight and get into trouble on the street or I could fight and get paid in the ring. I chose the ring.
You’re confident, you’re going to the ring to fight, but there’s always that little thing where you’re thinking, ‘God.’ You’re nervous. But you have to embrace it and enjoy it.Pin
You’re confident, you’re going to the ring to fight, but there’s always that little thing where you’re thinking, ‘God.’ You’re nervous. But you have to embrace it and enjoy it.
I didn't make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.Pin
I didn’t make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.
I'm a physical person. I'm a warrior by nature. I'm not scared of any fight.Pin
I’m a physical person. I’m a warrior by nature. I’m not scared of any fight.
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.Pin
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.

“Before the bell you fellow your family’s name. Carrying the belt doesn’t change me as a person. But I want to represent myself well. Some people want to show off their belt – but I’m not into that nonsense. I am who I am with or without the belt.”

Anthony Joshua
I've been lucky that I've been around good people, who kept me grounded and taught me.Pin
I’ve been lucky that I’ve been around good people, who kept me grounded and taught me.
This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight.Pin
This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight.
Sportsmen just do what they do. I’m not trying to be a role model. If there’s any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can – from my good and my bad.Pin
Sportsmen just do what they do. I’m not trying to be a role model. If there’s any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can – from my good and my bad.
People are paying to see me. You've got to give something back.Pin
People are paying to see me. You’ve got to give something back.
People pay to see blood, they pay to see war and that's why people are supporting my journey because I deliver every time I step in the ring.Pin
People pay to see blood, they pay to see war and that’s why people are supporting my journey because I deliver every time I step in the ring.
There's so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don't achieve that in boxing, you're nothing.Pin
There’s so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don’t achieve that in boxing, you’re nothing.
I focus on myself, that's how I beat Wladimir Klitschko.Pin
I focus on myself, that’s how I beat Wladimir Klitschko.
I fight for myself. I fight for my family. I fight for my country.Pin
I fight for myself. I fight for my family. I fight for my country.

8 Inspirational Anthony Joshua Quotes on Success

“I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learned that you have to be determined. It’s not violence or aggression. It’s sheer determination.”

Anthony Joshua
Don't count the days, make the days count.Pin
Don’t count the days, make the days count.

“The mental is more important than the physical. You know, that voice in your head telling you to give up if it gets tough. That’s my main opponent – making sure that if your body wants to stop, your mind won’t let you.”

Anthony Joshua
The road to success is paved with consistent hard work.Pin
The road to success is paved with consistent hard work.

“I became so disciplined when I was on tag. I would be at home by eight o’clock, and because I had boxing, I lived the disciplined life. I started reading because I learnt that so many champions educated themselves. Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins. Before, it was ‘act now, think later’ – but the discipline and reading changed me.”

Anthony Joshua
You have to speak from a place where all is possible. When you speak from a place where there are limits, you’ve already set yourself up to fail.Pin
You have to speak from a place where all is possible. When you speak from a place where there are limits, you’ve already set yourself up to fail.
I am a product of the people who have invested time in me.Pin
I am a product of the people who have invested time in me.
The only way to go forward is to keep learning, keep growing.Pin
The only way to go forward is to keep learning, keep growing.

4 Deep Anthony Joshua Quotes that will Make You Think

If you don't take challenges, they will take you.Pin
If you don’t take challenges, they will take you.
It's about doing the things you don't want to do, so you can achieve the things you want to achieve.Pin
It’s about doing the things you don’t want to do, so you can achieve the things you want to achieve.
The mindset of a champion is different. It's not what you think.Pin
The mindset of a champion is different. It’s not what you think.
My biggest fear is losing the motivation to be in the gym, the motivation to improve my craft.Pin
My biggest fear is losing the motivation to be in the gym, the motivation to improve my craft.

6 Anthony Joshua Quotes About Life and Meditating

Prayer is a form of meditation, isn’t it? It’s the law of attraction: whatever you put out into the universe is what you receive. It’s just kind of putting your thoughts out into the universe.”

Anthony Joshua
The way I meditate is by being organized. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.Pin
The way I meditate is by being organized. I can get real Zen if I go home and tidy the front room.
Sleeping is like meditation it’s good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.Pin
Sleeping is like meditation: it’s good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.

Prayer is a method practised from ancient days, so it’s very important for us to maintain a spiritual connection, something that people, gladiators would do years ago, so we’re just maintaining that routine.”

Anthony Joshua
It’s hard to say I don’t like being famous, but how I feel is that I don’t see myself as that person. It baffles me that people would want a picture with me.Pin
It’s hard to say I don’t like being famous, but how I feel is that I don’t see myself as that person. It baffles me that people would want a picture with me.

“Prayer is a form of meditation, isn’t it? It’s laws of attraction: whatever you put out into the universe is what it receives. It’s just kind of putting your thoughts out into the universe.”

Anthony Joshua
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