If we have anything in common as humans it's the instinct to survive. When you go in the ring you are going against that instinct. You're running into conflict instead of away from That's when the complexity really begins. — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
In the ring, there's not a lot of room for mistakes. You're in a place that is chaos, that is on fire. That ring… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
Mike Tyson's a phony; he was a phony from the very beginning. A phony from the day he was born; and you can't say… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
I don't know jack-diddly-squat about jiu-jitsu. And I know enough to say that a guillotine doesn't look too comfortable. But I also know boxing… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
My father was a GP, a general practitioner, on Staten Island. He took care of everybody. He took care of all the poor. He… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
If you must die a little to become immortal, then both Ali and Frazier died a bit that night in their third meeting. If… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
Cus was a master psychologist, manipulator. Don't take the wrong way, because you can be a good person and know how to maneuver, manipulate… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
What is a champion? For me, I don't know when I was finally smart enough to understand this, but for me now, it's got… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
I'll be ready to give up everything to right what I consider a wrong - even though I know that my response might not… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
It's not a natural thing for a father to be a trainer of a kid in boxing because it involves sending a kid into… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
When you have power, that's your confessional booth - you can go in there and confess and be cleaned of all sins. If the… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
