--- title: "2 Understand Fear Quotes By Cus D'Amato" description: "2 Understand Fear quotes by Cus D'Amato. Plus more from Cus D'Amato and more Understand Fear sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/cus-d-amato-21403_boxing_boxing-is-a-sport-of-self-control-you-mu_942952.png" --- > [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 for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you're hungry, give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/boxing-is-a-sport-of-self-control-you-must-understand-fear-so-you-can/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/cus-d-amato-21403_boxing_boxing-is-a-sport-of-self-control-you-mu_942952.png) > [Fear is like fire. You can make it work for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you're hungry, give you light when you are in the dark, and produce energy. Let it go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/fear-is-like-fire-you-can-make-it-work-for-you-it-can-warm-you-in-the/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/cus-d-amato-21403_boxing_fear-is-like-fire-you-can-make-it-work-f_2231079.png) ## More by Cus D'Amato > [Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/boxing-is-entertainment-so-to-be-successful-a-fighter-must-not-only/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/there-are-very-few-new-things-in-this-world-very-few-that-s-why/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference between being yellow and being brave?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/i-tell-my-kids-what-is-the-difference-between-a-hero-and-a-coward/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/every-fighter-that-ever-lived-had-fear-a-boy-comes-to-me-and-tells-me/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/a-boy-comes-to-me-with-a-spark-of-interest-i-feed-the-spark-and-it/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/if-you-can-hit-your-opponent-with-two-punches-you-don-t-hit-him-with/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/mike-s-tyson-punch-is-like-an-atomic-bomb-in-that-it-is-relative-to/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [Losers are winners who quit,...even if you lose...you still win...if you don't quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/losers-are-winners-who-quit-even-if-you-lose-you-still-win-if-you-don/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/boxing-is-a-sport-of-self-control-you-must-understand-fear-so-you-can/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/when-you-get-hit-that-s-when-you-ve-got-to-be-calm-a-professional/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/heroes-and-cowards-feel-exactly-the-same-fear-heroes-just-react-to-it/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [When two men step into the ring, one and only one deserves to win. When you step into the ring, you gotta know you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/when-two-men-step-into-the-ring-one-and-only-one-deserves-to-win-when/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/to-see-a-man-beaten-not-by-a-better-opponent-but-by-himself-is-a/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [A fighter has to know fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/a-fighter-has-to-know-fear/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) > [You got to be smart you got to be clever and not get hit and when your able to do this your a fighter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cus-d-amato/you-got-to-be-smart-you-got-to-be-clever-and-not-get-hit-and-when/) [Cus D'Amato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cus-d-amato/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understand-fear/cus-d-amato/#itemlist", "name": "2 Understand Fear Quotes By Cus D'Amato", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Boxing is a sport of self-control. 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