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HOLYFIELD-A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

"THE PURPOSE OF ME GOING OUT THERE AND BOXING IS TO EXTEND MY CAREER, TO FIGHT FOR AS LONG AS I WANT TO FIGHT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO STAY IN THE GAME. IT KEEPS ME SHARP AND IN SHAPE. I'VE BEEN ASKED, WHY DON'T YOU RETIRE. I DON'T RETIRE BECAUSE I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITY AND IN MY HEALTH. AFTER THE DOCTOR GAVE ME TOO MUCH MEDICINE AND TOO MUCH WATER, I HAD A HEART ATTACK. I'M HEALTHY NOW AND BACK TO BOXING. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING,I'M 48 YEARS OLD. IF AT 50, I FEEL LIKE FIGHTING, THE THAT'S THAT. I SEE YOU WHEN I'M 50. BERNARD HOPKINS WORKS OUT AND STAYS IN SHAPE. HE'S GOT SOMETHING TO PROVE, BUT BERNARD HAS A MESSAGE,GET AN EDUCATION AND YOU CHOOSE THE WAY YOU WANT TO LIVE.

AS A YOUNGSTER LIVING IN GEORGIA, PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD USED TO CALL ME SISSY BECAUSE I DID EVERYTHING MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO DO. EVERYBODY ELSE WANTED TO HANGOUT, DOING NOTHING, GOING NOWHERE. MOMMA USED TO TELL ME, IF YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER, YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO READ. IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ATHLETE, YOU HAVE TO TRAIN. SOMETIMES MOMMA HAD TO BEAT SOME SENSE INTO ME, BUT MOMMA WAS RIGHT. I'M 220 LBS. I'M GOING TO HAVE 3 FIGHTS THIS . I'LL BE FIGHTING A GUY FROM DENMARK IN MARCH. I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE KLITSCHKO CAMP AND THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILTY. ADAMEK I DON'T KNOW. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT PERFORMANCE IS THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M HERE, MONEY IS NOT. ADULATION I GET AT HOME.'