A biography for Bernard Hopkinshasn’t been written yet.
“I'm amongst you all, but I'm not one of you all.”
“The majority of fighters and athletes live double lives.”
“Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins is an event where actors and actresses will come out, and I give all credit to Oscar for that.”
“There is nothing more important than staying alert, reading your opponent, that counts for both inside and outside the ring.”
“I don't drink occasionally. I don't drink on the holidays. I don't drink alcohol, period. Not wine, not nothing.”
“When you grow up hard, when you grow up surviving, unfortunately, it helps.”
“My personal feeling is that Bernard Hopkins has never been an industry boy.”
“I'm the guy still driving a Nissan.”
“I say the sweet science is to hit and not get hit.”
“I don't really look toward the future. I only look at the present.”
“I've had a hard life. I smell and sense fear. I didn't get that from Catholic school; I know what fear is.”
“Just because you started off one way don't mean the ending of the book has to be the way you started.”
“The worst damage a person - a fighter or even a person that's just everyday living - is shorten your life by your lifestyle.”
“I think being 50 and being me is different than any other fighter in any era.”
“I learned a lot from being in hell. I learned discipline. I learned that I choose what to put in my body.”
“No one's kicking down the door to fight Bernard Hopkins.”
“If I can convince you that I'm going to beat you up, and you believe me, that's your fault.”
“Father Time is whether you're an athlete or not an athlete. Father Time is always around. I think I'm just special.”
“Soda is the worst thing.”
“I respect people's opinion. Everybody has they own 'pound for pound' list.”