“Even when I was hurt, I was always the aggressor, no matter what.”
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“Even when I was hurt, I was always the aggressor, no matter what.”
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“Forward, always moving forward, from the time I can remember - a kid. I was short, and the big guys would take advantage; I had to turn myself into a body puncher. By that time I was in refo...”
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“Big money causes me too much trouble with my ex-wives and the government. All I want is to keep busy and to be comfortable.”
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“I been in jail twice. The first time was reform school: they got me for carrying burglar's tools, something like that. The morals charge was a frame-up.”
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“Something's bound to happen to you in a tough fight: cut eye, broken nose or broken hand or something like that. So you could make excuses out of anything, you know, but you got to keep on g...”
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“There was only one thing I wanted out of life. That was to be the champ.”
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“When you're No. 1 contender for five years, and you know who's controlling things, you'll do something you're not proud of.”
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“I had such a crazy life. How I got away with it, I don't know.”
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“I ask for personal appearance fees because I've earned them. I deserve them. My presence at events is what they need, so they ought to pay for it.”
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“You know what's the greatest sin in the world? Hurting your fellow man.”
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“My nose was broken six times, my hands six times, a few fractured ribs. Fifty stitches over my eyes. But the only place I got hurt was out of the ring.”
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“I hypnotized myself so in my subconscious, I believed I couldn't get hurt. And I don't mean 'believe' - I mean believe believe believe.”
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“When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that time, I would have said, 'Nah, I don't want to fight him.' He's deadly. He could have been one of...”
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“People get in auto accidents, they're paralyzed for life. I got hurt worse getting married.”
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“There's no pensions for old prize fighters.”
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“I purposely lost a fight to Billy Fox because they promised me that I would get a shot to fight for the title if I did.”
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“The world knows me as the Raging Bull.”
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“You have to treat everybody the right way. Otherwise, you'll have a short life. God bless.”
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“Besides being a slum kid with no great education in anything except how to fight and stay alive and steal, I also had this temper.”
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