Boxers Quotes · Page 4

Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were…

— Rick Riordan

By philosophy the mind of man comes to itself, and from henceforth rests on itself without foreign aid, and is completely master…

— Johann Gottlieb Fichte

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

— Susana Martinez

When I was growing up, there was always somebody who wanted to pick a fight with me. I'd say, I'm not a…

— Richard Gibbons

The thing is with boxers we don't come from Cambridge and places like that, we come from council estates. So in boxing…

— Ricky Hatton

I used to teach writing in a federal prison, and for my students' benefit, I would liken the narrative use of this…

— Norman Lock

Boxing's in my genes. I come from a fighting background. My dad and both my uncles were good boxers. I'm blessed with…

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

My concern is what fight we can give to the fans. My first concern as a boxer is to try hard and…

— Manny Pacquiao

Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was…

— Muhammad Ali

'I Am Legend' is quite unusual for its time. I just wanted to write a story about female boxers, and I couldn't…

— Richard Matheson

A sexual athlete is not likely to find sufficient energy for work of another athletic kind, and the acting of great parts…

— Laurence Olivier

I feel lucky to live at a time when the dominant tennis players are Venus and Serena Williams. And to have lived…

— George Elliott Clarke

If you envy me whatever modicom of success that I enjoy, you must also envy me my time, my labour, my finance,…

— Don King

I guess politicians can be excused for thinking the electorate is stupid because they keep winning reelection. If you were Barbara Boxer…

— Rush Limbaugh

Do what boxers do, sway with the punches. Don't resist. If any of what happens at work gets to you, just let…

— Jo Nesbo

The other thing that troubled me: Dad was clutching his workbag. Usually when he does that, it means we're in danger. Like…

— Rick Riordan

My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the…

— Hillary Clinton

[Boxer is] the ultimate tool for the serious pro' that can't afford the time and patience to mess around with lesser products.

— Robert Harris

When Dana White opened his mouth and said that MMA fighters are better than boxers. Hold on, I took offence to that.

— James Toney

It's a punishment game... only two boxers get in the ring. So when we get in the ring and we're not angry,…

— Mary Kom

Think about all the great boxers who have fought here, starting with Muhammad Ali. And as well as all that, I believe…

— Rocky Fielding

Boxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar…

— Bernard Hopkins

My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing.…

— Frank Bruno

You're gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you've ever dreamed. But when it's over, I know you'll be…

— Tony Burton

I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind…

— Curtis Jackson

Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It's not the thing in itself; it's preparatory to the…

— Barney Kessel

“The bathroom door swings open and Nate walks out. He’s toweling his damp hair and wearing nothing but a pair of boxers.…

— Rachel Morgan

I always say the Premier League is like two boxers fighting. The one who is least strong gets tired; he does down.

— Patrice Evra

A lot of boxers get along well. But if you have to fight each other, then leave that relationship behind.

— Joseph Parker

It's not unfair, I think, to describe boxers as a demographic little given to literary entanglement. In general, with exceptions, they prefer…

— Katherine Dunn

No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came…

— Muhammad Ali

Nowadays, it's not more about the sport; it's about the business. All the boxers became businessmen, not boxers. They look just to…

— Vasyl Lomachenko

I used to stay at my hotel... I remember looking out of the window once and I saw (GB boxers) Tom Stalker…

— Anthony Joshua

These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

— George Foreman

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off.…

— Eddie Murphy

I'm not a fighter, but I would love to be a boxer because I love the courage and toughness. I mean, there…

— Mark McGrath

I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to…

— Evander Holyfield

I wear boxers all the time. I don't really move like a girl. I mean, unless it's time for me to get…

— SZA

I think it's pretty silly that people wear boxers. You're wearing shorts under your pants. They're shorts.

— Thomas Middleditch

Just know that if you want to be a boxer you're going to get your face beaten constantly but then you may…

— Kanye West