Alexis Arguello

I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you the strength to do the right thing and behave the right way and overcome the mind. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#behave #do the right thing #give #good #good place

Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#boxing #gave #grow #i #i am

It was a natural process, because when we go to the ring we are human beings, but once you feel the punches and the competition that's when the beast comes out and takes hold of us. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#because #beings #comes #competition #feel

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#cut #heavy #hitter #mistake #punching

Fighters with 13 fights are winning world titles, and of course they don't know how to behave. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#course #fighters #fights #how #know

I could do what a lot of people are doing and that's sign the best Nicaraguan fighters and then sell them to Don King, but there's no way I'll do that. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#could #doing #don king #fighters #i

I have no regrets because I did everything by the book. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#book #did #everything #i #no regrets

I think I went on a nice winning streak of about 20 fights until I fought Jorge Reyes and he stopped me in 6 rounds after I punched myself out. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#after #fights #fought #i #i think

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#dedication #got #how #i #involved

I'm doing it, I took responsibility in my country and I've done it with my bare hands. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#country #doing #done #hands #i