I wanted to get punished, and I took unnecessary punishment when I was fighting. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy. I would go a month, two months, without having sex. It… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I was tough at a very young age, where I was just fighting all the time. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I'm the Godfather of Boxing. Everything is out in the open with me. What you see is what you get. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
Besides Bob Satterfield, the only ones who ever hurt me were my ex-wives. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
God's been pretty good to me. He made me duck all those punches that were supposed to land. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
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… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I was able to convince my body that I could take it and nobody could hurt me. I might've gotten cut, stitches over my… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
