--- title: "1 Family Dad Quotes By Gerry Cooney" description: "1 Family Dad quotes by Gerry Cooney. Plus more from Gerry Cooney and more Family Dad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b54/gerry-cooney-20863_bigs_i-grew-up-in-a-big-irish-catholic-family_212917.jpg" --- > [I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-grew-up-in-a-big-irish-catholic-family-my-dad-was-a-pretty-rough/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b54/gerry-cooney-20863_bigs_i-grew-up-in-a-big-irish-catholic-family_212917.jpg) ## More by Gerry Cooney > [The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/the-only-regret-i-have-in-my-career-is-my-managers-wanted-a-big/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-am-seeing-all-the-guys-like-earnie-shavers-tex-cobb-and-larry/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I am a fight fan. I think boxing had its problems and kind of fell away for a while, but it's coming back strong .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-am-a-fight-fan-i-think-boxing-had-its-problems-and-kind-of-fell/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-lost-three-times-in-my-career-losing-to-holmes-i-could-deal-with/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-grew-up-in-a-big-irish-catholic-family-my-dad-was-a-pretty-rough/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/if-you-look-at-my-career-towards-the-end-you-will-see-i-was-fighting/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/boxing-was-not-the-sport-that-i-thought-is-was-due-to-all-the-politics/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [With the Klitschkos, though, unless someone comes around, they can stay where they are forever! The heavyweight division is lackluster, and it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/with-the-klitschkos-though-unless-someone-comes-around-they-can-stay/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [The way to beat the Klitschkos is to get inside, under the jab, and bang to the body. Do that for two or three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/the-way-to-beat-the-klitschkos-is-to-get-inside-under-the-jab-and/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-am-involved-in-minor-league-baseball-i-go-around-the-country/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [Like I say, boxing was on the floor, but it got back up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/like-i-say-boxing-was-on-the-floor-but-it-got-back-up/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I like the Klitschko boys, I think they're in a class of their own. I like Manny Pacquiao. All the super-middleweights are great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-like-the-klitschko-boys-i-think-they-re-in-a-class-of-their-own-i/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/i-was-a-small-kid-from-huntington-long-island-i-never-imagined-that/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [Today I have a great life. I have three kids and a beautiful wife. I play golf every day. I give to charities. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/today-i-have-a-great-life-i-have-three-kids-and-a-beautiful-wife-i/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) > [When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-cooney/when-that-bell-rang-i-wanted-to-go-out-there-and-do-my-thing/) [Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-cooney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family-dad/gerry-cooney/#itemlist", "name": "1 Family Dad Quotes By Gerry Cooney", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. 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