I was 14 when I placed a bet on Muhammad Ali to beat Joe Frazier in their first fight. There was something magical about Ali, like the first time I heard Ray Charles sing 'America The Beautiful' or Louie Armstrong… — 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
