“I did the stupid things that all the boys did, like stealing, but having started [boxing] as a boy, I immediately understood that those two things could not go together,” Grandelli said. “Going out to drink with friends… and in the meantime, training or being an athlete. So then, I immediately abandoned that path and I dedicated myself 100 per cent to this sport. No major things, maybe I did some stupid things when I was young, but nothing major, but I always found out with boxing that you cannot hang out and drink and train, so I got almost right away some discipline to train in boxing and stay healthy, living a good lifestyle, a healthy lifestyle.”
Francesco Grandelli and the importance of discipline, direction and dedication
