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"Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly."
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"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
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"Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume."
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"I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me."
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"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."
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"Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct."
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"It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment."
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"Well I am grooming him, he has a boxing trainer that knows what he is talking about, and once he has that he is able to put everything together and he listens, and when somebody listens they are able to accomplish anything."
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"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
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"When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves."
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"New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something."
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"Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing."
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"My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons."
Ambition
"Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion."
Dream
"If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world."
Wisdom
"One half-conscious thought was burned in my mind: stay on your feet."
Thought
"In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively."
Life
"To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise."
Health
"Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart."
Heart
"I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."
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"The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward."
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