Many people who have been around boxing all those years never had a champion, certainly a heavyweight champion....For that to happen in one's lifetime is so improbable. I got Floyd Patterson, then, here, at the age of 76, I was… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
I believe nature's a lot smarter than anyone thinks. During the course of a man's life he develops a lot of pleasures and people he cares about. Then nature takes them away one by one. It's her way of preparing… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
There are very few new things in this world, very few. That's why people that are young, if they're smart, try to profit from… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference between being yellow and being brave?… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Every fighter that ever lived had fear. A boy comes to me and tells me that he's not afraid, if I believed him I'd… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
If you can hit your opponent with two punches, you don't hit him with one. Get off with some bad intentions in there. Believe… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Mike's (Tyson) punch is like an atomic bomb in that it is relative to nature. Both have no value unless you have a means… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Losers are winners who quit,...even if you lose...you still win...if you don't quit. — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Boxing is a sport of self-control. You must understand fear so you can manipulate it. Fear is like fire. You can make it work… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
When you get hit that's when you've got to be calm. A professional fighter has to learn how to hit and not get hit,… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently. — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
When two men step into the ring, one and only one deserves to win. When you step into the ring, you gotta know you… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
