"It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come"
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The phrasing matters. “A lot about the individual” is a quiet rebuke to every external narrative that gets stapled onto fighters: hometown pride, promoter hype, bad judging, “styles make fights.” Arguello isn’t denying those factors; he’s telling you where to spend your mental energy. Boxing is saturated with variables - opponents, injuries, politics - yet he points to the one variable that can’t be outsourced. That’s not motivational-poster optimism. It’s an ethic designed to survive disappointment: if you invest in controllables, you can lose without collapsing.
The subtext is also about sacrifice. “How much you dedicate” implies cost: time, comfort, relationships, the ordinary life you don’t get to live if you’re serious. “The fight” reads as literal and metaphorical at once, but he keeps it grounded in labor. Outcomes, in this worldview, aren’t mysteries; they’re receipts. And when an athlete says that, he’s not selling inspiration. He’s handing you the bill.
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| Topic | Perseverance |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Arguello, Alexis. (2026, January 17). It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-lot-about-the-individual-and-its-really-up-63766/
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Arguello, Alexis. "It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-lot-about-the-individual-and-its-really-up-63766/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-lot-about-the-individual-and-its-really-up-63766/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
