Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little closer to it than if you compare it to a bloody brawl in an alley. — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them. — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville. — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
In English the expression 'ancient Greece' includes the meaning of 'finished,' whereas for us Greece goes on living, for better or for worse; it… — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
As much as I love boxing, I hate it. And as much as I hate it, I love it. — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
“They looked at each other until they weren't acquaintances any longer.” — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
Fights can be dumped in a dozen ways. Sometimes everybody but the fighter knows. Sometimes only the fighter knows. — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
“It made me uncomfortable. I guess I've always been afraid of people who can be agile without grace.” — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
“Most of us are ready to greet our worst enemies like long-lost brothers if we think they can show us a good time, if… — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
Hey, you want to hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you. — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little closer to… — Budd Schulberg Copy Share Image
