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Quote by Evander Holyfield
I came up poor. My mother only had a fourth-grade education. My da

I came up poor. My mother only had a fourth-grade education. My dad didnt have any education at all. But they were very structured. They worked hard. You know, they didnt complain. They didnt murmur. And they believe in the Christ. – Evander Holyfield

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Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot. – Evander Holyfield

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Deep down, I reckon the sweetest moment will come when its finally all over. When, at last, I know that I can stop fighting. Of course itll also be a little sad. The sweetest moments, yknow, always come with just a little sadness. – Evander Holyfield

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Thats the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on Wide World of Sports. Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on. – Evander Holyfield

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