Top 107 Quotes & Sayings by Daniel Jacobs
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Last updated on September 10, 2024.
It's kind of hard for boxing, which is a violent sport, to get the respect that it deserves.
I don't work out at all on Sunday. It's amazing. I look forward to every Sunday.
I want to be a world champion, but I want to be the face of Livestrong.
I have so many memories, and I love music because you can listen to a song when you're at a certain place or doing something special and that particular song will always remind you of that thing.
To not only be a cancer survivor, but to return to the sport of boxing, because, I mean, this is not basketball, this is not baseball, this is not a sport you play. This is a sport where you can die in the ring. So it says a lot to me to come back and be a world champion in that aspect.
I'm a very spiritual guy. I'm a firm believer of positive energy.
I don't want to be in a stable of guys that have to fight for the spotlight. I want to be with a promoter who is solely focused on me.
When I first turned pro, I was making a lot of money, and I was spending money from two fights down the line.
In 2007, I dreamed of Olympic gold but got outpointed in the Olympic trials.
I'm super proud of myself, not because I can throw punches inside a ring but just because of my journey and who I proved that I am.
At one point, I didn't really consider myself as a puncher because it was more so that the speed created the knockouts. People were getting hit with punches they didn't see and they were going down.
I'm not a real religious guy. I'm a spiritual guy and my religion is love.
It's always been important for me to do things in the community, it's part of my upbringing.
When you're from Brooklyn, you've got to rep, and you've got to perform, like it's your last fight on earth.
I won four 152-pound Golden Gloves titles.
On October 20, 2012 - 17 months and two days after I was diagnosed with that rare form of bone cancer - I stepped back into the ring at the Barclays Center to fight Josh Luteran. He didn't make it out of the first round. Just 1:13 in, it was over. Knockout. I was back.
Being bullied is the reason I got into boxing. When I was 14, I was being bullied by a kid in junior high school. I wanted to do this the right way. So we went to a boxing gym. We boxed, I beat him up in the ring. He never bullied me again and I found my passion in the sport of boxing.
Giving back - that's the purest joy you can possibly have.
I had a hard time growing up, and boxing kind of served as my second family.
I had such severe nerve damage that I didn't get the nerves all the way back. My pinky toe on my left foot is still numb, and I feel it when I'm in bed at night or when I'm by myself. That pins-and-needles feeling reminds me that life is precious, and don't take for granted what you have.
I'm a fan of the sport and I like to see the best in the ring together.
With any opponent there's always a challenge and something to watch for.
The cancer battle, it helped me put a lot of things in perspective and gave me time to reflect and think.
For me, being world champion, you have to put your body through these extreme tests, day in and day out. So when Sunday comes around, that's the day when I pamper myself. I might get a massage or go to a spa.
I'm fortunate for where I come from because even though I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth, it allowed me to appreciate any little thing that I have.
I'm able to do motivational speaking all over the world and do so many positive things with my life because of my journey and the battles I've fought. Without cancer, I would have never had some of these opportunities, and I wouldn't be the man I am today.
I remember being on my death bed, and I found out in the newspaper that the Barclays Center was opening and that they were going to have fights here and me not knowing if I would ever be able to box again, let alone perform here.
Fighting cancer taught me more than I ever could have imagined, but I've beaten it.
You know, I'm a man, and men are proud and stubborn. We don't go running to the doctor when something's wrong. We let it play out a little bit.
When I was making my way to the ring and when I fight, to see people cheering for me, it makes me feel that I'm somebody special.
The opportunities that I've been allowed to have just keep getting better.
I get to eat what I want on Sundays. You still can have a cheat day up to two weeks before the fight.
This thing, boxing, is a mental battle.
I think it's a true blessing and great opportunity for me to represent, not only New York boxing, but coming from Brownsville where boxing has been the essence of the neighborhood.
I might have a snack before bed. We have healthy cheat snacks. I might eat some apricots or veggie straws.
Mentally, I don't think there's anything that can discourage me.
When you are defending your title at any point in your career, a loss can be fatal.
I'm not out to knock anybody out, even though knockouts are cool.
I wanted to show people the sweet science I have, from my amateur background.
Any time a fighter is in a championship fight, he will bring his best.
I had to have 25 counts of radiation, and the radiation was an obstacle I had to get over, in and of itself. It took away my appetite completely, it changed my mood swings, it would make me feel nauseous all the time.
The little things I used to take for granted before I don't take for granted anymore. This whole situation has evolved me into a better person. Mentally, I'm much stronger, I'm more loving. I'm a man now. Cancer has played a huge role into making me into this person.
The determination that I have to be a champion - whether it's in or out of the ring - is just so amazing.
When I was reading the Bible, I came across the word 'meek.' It means to be humble. I asked God, I want to become meek, allow me to become meek. About two months later I was struck with cancer. I realized this was God testing me. If you want to become appreciative, and humble, and meek, I'll strip you of everything.
Andre Ward is a guy I look up to, a guy I have the highest respect for in and out of the ring, so anytime he can give me some kind of advice, I'm like a sponge.
Sergio Mora is a Rubik's Cube. You have to figure him out. He's crafty and I have the utmost respect for him.
I'm the guy who sings in the shower, more than anything.
Going in with one of the best middleweights, I can take experience and the mental capacity to know I can and do belong, and bring a mental edge you can have every time in the ring.
Two-time champion, it feels great.
The doctors misdiagnosed me at first - they told me I had a pinched nerve. But my situation was getting worse. The tumor was cutting off the circulation in my nerves. And in two weeks' time, I was left paralyzed. I went from a cane to crutches to a walker to a wheelchair.
I wouldn't give me a rematch, too, if I was Golovkin, to be honest with you.
I just use my platform as a boxer to reach the masses.
Well, 'Titanic' is probably my second favorite movie.
There's not a lot of things to look out for in amateur boxing. Once the headgear comes off, once the 10-ounce gloves come on and you're fighting men and you're doing all these different things, that's where the experience comes.
I'm a Triple G fan.
I'm just living daily and I thank God for every day that I have.
I've seen a lot in my life and nothing really shocked me, just being where I'm from. But this was unexpected. It just hit me, like, I have cancer? Me?
So many people are affected by cancer, whether you have it, or a family member.
For what I've overcome and am still overcoming, and accomplishing, says a lot.
What I bring to the table is that I'm a boxer-puncher.
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