“You do a deal - business deal, real estate deal, stock deal - protect yourself at all times. I got that from boxing. That's from A to Z: that covers everything in life. And it started when I heard it in the ring. They don't say that in basketball or football or any other sport that I know of but boxing.”

American former professional boxer

Bernard Hopkins Jr. is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is known for a long career that brought him multiple world championships in two weight classes. Hopkins held the undisputed middleweight title from 2001 to 2005, and later the lineal light heavyweight title from 2011 to 2012. His career is remembered for sustained success across decades in the ring.