Quotes on Boxing Motivational

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 fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven't eaten for two days you'll understand.

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.