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> [If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/if-somebody-had-told-me-in-the-1980s-that-gerry-adams-would-shake/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

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## More by Barry McGuigan

> [What do you want me to do, rob a bank?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/what-do-you-want-me-to-do-rob-a-bank/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/i-d-had-35-professional-fights-and-mentally-i-was-tired-of-it-i-d/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/it-is-not-the-size-of-the-dog-in-the-fight-that-counts-but-the-size/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/boxing-is-changing-and-training-methods-are-slowly-being-dragged-into/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/every-fighter-has-a-story-that-could-break-your-heart-we-lose-we-get/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/boxing-traditionally-was-received-very-well-and-accepted-on-both-sides/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [A pit bull is like a fighter. Every so often it needs to taste blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/a-pit-bull-is-like-a-fighter-every-so-often-it-needs-to-taste-blood/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/there-is-nothing-like-wealth-for-dulling-desire/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/i-don-t-want-to-sound-obnoxious-but-i-like-to-think-i-brought-it/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/the-trouble-with-boxing-is-that-too-often-it-ends-in-sadness/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes you, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/i-train-very-hard-either-rowing-on-the-cross-trainer-or-running-not/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/if-somebody-had-told-me-in-the-1980s-that-gerry-adams-would-shake/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/i-wanted-to-bring-people-together-and-most-importantly-not-feel/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/barney-was-interested-in-bringing-professional-boxing-back-to/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

> [I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcguigan/i-get-people-to-this-day-i-won-my-title-25-years-ago-saying-how/)

[Barry McGuigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcguigan/)

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