Quotes about boxer

A collection of quotes on the topic of boxer, likeness, other, year.

Quotes about boxer

Muhammad Ali photo

“Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.”

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist

As quoted in "Interview with Muhammad Ali" at SoundVision.com http://soundvision.com/Info/ali/interview.asp

Arthur Conan Doyle photo
Pablo Picasso photo
Benny Hinn photo
Ludwig Wittgenstein photo

“A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher

Conversation of 1930
Personal Recollections (1981)

Jeffrey Epstein photo
Rick Riordan photo

“My father was a magnificent Irishman with a Barrymore profile and the physique of a boxer.”

Donald O'Brien (actor) (1930–2003) Italian film and TV actor

Euro Trash Cinema magazine interview (March 1996)

Alfred von Waldersee photo
Rebecca Solnit photo
Roger Manganelli photo
Mike Tyson photo

“He was just splendid, a masterful boxer - I take my hat off to him”

Mike Tyson (1966) American boxer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/specials/lewis_v_tyson_fight/2032422.stm
On Lennox Lewis

Cesar Chavez photo
Dinesh D'Souza photo
Victor Villaseñor photo
Joyce Carol Oates photo

“To be knocked out doesn’t mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up.”

Joyce Carol Oates (1938) American author

On Boxing (1987)

Carly Fiorina photo

“I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.”

Carly Fiorina (1954) American corporate executive and politician

Upon announcing her senate candidacy https://web.archive.org/web/20120207030044/http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Boxer-Fiorina----The-Finger-Pointing-Begins-106564383.html.

Jean Cocteau photo

“People would say to Al Brown: "You are not a boxer. You are a dancer." He laughed at this, and won.”

Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker

Diary of an Unknown (1988)

Roger Ebert photo
Francis Escudero photo
Christian Dior photo
Frank Bruno photo
Paul Simon photo

“In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving."”

Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer

But the fighter still remains.
The Boxer
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

Larry Holmes photo

“Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.”

Larry Holmes (1949) American boxer

On former champion Joe Lewis http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Ed_Ludwig/Larry_Holmes_011504.htm.

Lee Child photo
Arthur Frederick Bettinson photo
Maureen Shea photo

“Animal products have no place in a healthy diet. As a champion boxer, I need to keep my body in top physical shape. Since I've stopped eating meat, I'm stronger, faster, and… happier! My whole life is better.”

Maureen Shea (1981) American boxer

Print ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (2008), in “Celebrities' Veggie Testimonials,” PETA.org https://www.peta.org/features/celebrities-veggie-testimonials/.

Mike Tyson photo

“Am I a born boxer? No—if I was, I'd be perfect.”

Mike Tyson (1966) American boxer

http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/boxing/tyson.html
On boxing

Dave Barry photo
Roberto Durán photo
Tucker Max photo

“I have about half a second to make a crucial decision: I can either sprint and hope I make it there before I shit in my boxers, or I can stick my thumb up into my ass and shuffle the 60 yards to lavatory freedom.”

Tucker Max (1975) Internet personality; blogger; author

The Austin Road Trip http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/the_austin_road_trip.phtml#281,
The Tucker Max Stories

Ernest King photo

“(1) Defensive phase... a boxer covering up.
(2) Defensive-offensive phase... a boxer covering up while seeking an opening to counterpunch.
(3) Offensive-defensive phase... blocking punches with one hand while hitting with the other.
(4) Offensive phase... hitting with both hands.”

Ernest King (1878–1956) United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations

King's predicted four phases of World War II for the United States and the Allies, made while conversing with reporters in Alexandria, Virginia on 30 November 1942. As quoted by Thomas B. Buell in his book Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (1980), p. 265
1940s

Vitali Klitschko photo

“Anyone can insult a boxer, but not everyone will manage to apologise in time.”

Vitali Klitschko (1971) Ukrainian boxer and politician

Source: [Афоризми відомих українців, Folio, 2009, 978-966-03-4817-2, Kharkiv, 86, uk]

Vitali Klitschko photo

“In my childhood years, I dreamt of being a footballer. But as my friends often joke, they tried to take the ball in an unsportsmanlike way... which is how I became a boxer.”

Vitali Klitschko (1971) Ukrainian boxer and politician

2008
Source: [Виталий Кличко ответил на вопросы читателей Корреспондент.net, https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/386098-vitalij-klichko-otvetil-na-voprosy-chitatelej-korrespondent-net, 2022-06-13, korrespondent.net, ru]