10 quotes found
Boxer · American · 1895–1983
American boxer (1895–1983)
“Honey, I just forgot to duck.”
“The best defense is a good offense.”
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”
“A champion is someone ho gets up, een when he can't”
“Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.”
“Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.”
“By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.”
“I never went to bed in my life and I never ate a meal in my life without saying a prayer. I know my prayers have been answered thousands of times and I know that I never said a prayer in my life w...”
“Nobody has to go hungry today. There is plenty of work for a man who wants to work. A kid can make plenty of dough for himself doing almost anything. I was hungry. I had to fight my way along. Frei...”
“When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn’t. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fig...”