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title: "1 Said Prayer Quotes By Jack Dempsey"
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> [I never went to bed in my life and I never ate a meal in my life without saying a prayer. I know my prayers have been answered thousands of times, and I know that I never said a prayer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/i-never-went-to-bed-in-my-life-and-i-never-ate-a-meal-in-my-life/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

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## More by Jack Dempsey

> [Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/tell-him-he-can-have-my-title-but-i-want-it-back-in-the-morning/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Champions get up when they can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/champions-get-up-when-they-can-t/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Honey, I just forgot to duck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/honey-i-just-forgot-to-duck/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/number-4-should-have-been-number-1-thanks-honey/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [For the first and only time, I was more worried about getting hurt by the crowd than by the guy I was fighting. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/for-the-first-and-only-time-i-was-more-worried-about-getting-hurt-by/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Don't worry honey, I'm too mean to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/don-t-worry-honey-i-m-too-mean-to-die/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/nobody-owes-anybody-a-living-but-everybody-is-entitled-to-a-chance/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any S.O.B. in the house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/i-can-t-sing-and-i-can-t-dance-but-i-can-lick-any-s-o-b-in-the-house/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Nailing him was like trying to thread a needle in a high wind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/nailing-him-was-like-trying-to-thread-a-needle-in-a-high-wind/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/when-i-was-a-young-fellow-i-was-knocked-down-plenty-i-wanted-to-stay/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/tall-men-come-down-to-my-height-when-i-hit-em-in-the-body/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [A Gentle Man and a Gentleman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/a-gentle-man-and-a-gentleman/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/a-good-fighter-usually-knows-to-within-a-very-few-seconds-when-a/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [The best defense is a good offense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/the-best-defense-is-a-good-offense/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

> [You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dempsey/you-know-what-a-champion-is-a-champion-is-someone-who-s-ready-when/)

[Jack Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dempsey/)

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