Kamaru Usman

Athlete

198 Quotes

Fans want to see a fight and be entertained.

As an African, there are certain professions your family want you to do or are willing to sign off. Being in the medical professional, as a doctor, pharmacist, a nurse, or being an engineer - those are the only professions allowed!

When I first got into the sport, or first got into athletics, I always felt that sense of responsibility that I was destined for something bigger, that I was going to do something major.

Once you have an opponent in your mind that you're preparing for, you're working on specifics, and you get guys in to mimic what they do.

There's a blessing in everything that happens to us.

You can't out-wrestle me. You can't out-strike me. You don't have more power than me.

Some guys just like being a fighter, and they live in that world, but I got into this to be champion.

I am what I am. I don't regret anything.

We never complained, 'We don't have this or that.' Even though we had to plant certain things and harvest them to be able to eat, we never complained.

I actually care about things, and I care about people.

You don't have to be outlandish and saying crazy things and get out of yourself to get headlines or attention.

I'm a realist.

USADA is wonderful, I think they're doing a remarkable job, and they do a remarkable job all around the world.

The goal of this, I would like to think, for everybody, is to become champion.

My mind is strong.

I'd like to think I'm a hybrid to where, if you had to pick, where would you say I'm weak? I can outwrestle guys; I can outgrapple guys. I can put your lights out, and I have a gas tank for days. I can do it all.

Once Africans realise we can just fight and get paid for it, we can do that and still provide for ourselves and our families and countries? We're going to flood the market.

I've already proved I have what it takes to be the champion. I'm right there.

Once you have an opponent in your mind that you're preparing for, you're working on specifics, and you get guys in to mimic what they do.

You don't ever want an African father to come to your school looking for you.

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