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Jimmy Smits

"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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"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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"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."

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"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."

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Akiroq Brost

"The third man in the ring makes boxing possible."

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Akiroq Brost

"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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Akiroq Brost

"In boxing, everybody has their favorites."

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Akiroq Brost

"In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators."

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Akiroq Brost

"The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption."

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Akiroq Brost

"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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Akiroq Brost

"A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing."

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Jimmy Smits
"In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community."

College

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Jimmy Smits
"Celebrity hits like a bomb."

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Jimmy Smits
"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."

Boxing

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Jimmy Smits
"When we are out there selling a new picture, when did it become part of the deal that you have to sell the family? To use the juicy part of your life to get attention? I'm not blaming the reporters. It's the system."

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Jimmy Smits
"I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer."

Education

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Jimmy Smits
"Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper."

Pretty

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Jimmy Smits
"If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?"

Life

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Jimmy Smits
"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."

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Jimmy Smits
"I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others."

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Jimmy Smits
"I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment."

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