But boxing was my profession. I had to go back the second time because I was broke and I couldn't just go and get a college degree and earn it. I had too many bills, too many families.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.
Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.
Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.
Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.
Boxing was just another one to keep me going as a child.
I was lucky. I held on to some of my money. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after boxing. But I found what I wanted to do.
I didn't make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.
Boxing has kept me off the streets, stops me smoking and drinking and gives me something to do.
I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financially.
Everything in our family was always boxing. It was the life my father chose for me.
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