Quotes from Joseph Parker

I'm getting more confident in what I can do in the ring, and that just comes with hard work and training.

There's nothing like getting in the ring.

Every man who gets in that ring has the ability to hurt you.

I know that there is failure, but if you're prepared, you can accept whatever happens in the ring.

You not only have to box smart, you have to be ruthless in the ring.

My Pacific Island genes will never allow me to be the most ripped, but I think I can get pretty close to it.

I've been to Vector Arena, and I've seen it. I've stood in the middle and just appreciated the space, appreciated the volume of the place.

In boxing, some fighters have good chins. You just have to be persistent and continue following the plan and trying to catch them nicely and, obviously, hope to be knocking him out.

When I first started off, a lot of people didn't know who we were or what we're doing, but now you can see a big difference, and everyone is behind us.

A lot of boxers get along well. But if you have to fight each other, then leave that relationship behind.

When I was growing up, I always wanted to do well in boxing. I wanted to look after my parents, and I wanted to look after myself.

I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match.

A lot of people don't really understand boxing.

Some people say the people I'm fighting are bums, but I don't see it like that.

I believe it when I say I can beat anyone if I have a great training camp.

The training camp is where you do all the hard work.

I just want to be champ.

The world should have one champion.

Charles Martin, we watched him. He won the IBF championship of the world, but we don't think he is anything special.

It was surprising how many kids don't have lunches. If we all get behind this cause, it'll help a lot of the kids out there who don't really get enough food.

It's a very important part of my life: parents and church - and your surroundings.

It was a good experience for me to be in the same camp as Minto when he was preparing for Shane Cameron, to see the weaknesses and strengths he brings.

So I have, like, more than a 100 cousins all over the world now.

With the overhand right in the past, I always got caught. My chin was up, and my shoulder wasn't where it was supposed to be, covering my chin.