Boxer Quote by Anthony Browne Download Open image “M dad was a boxer, so he had this fierce, physical presence.” — Anthony Browne ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Boxer Dad Fierce Had He Physical Presence
My dad would tell me stories about when he was an underground fighter. One day when I was 11, he told me he wished… — Claressa Shields Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, there was always somebody who wanted to pick a fight with me. I'd say, I'm not a famous boxer,… — Richard Gibbons 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
My father taught me boxing and showed me what this beautiful sport means. — Vasyl Lomachenko Copy Share Image
Boxing is a family tradition. The last five generations down to my dad have been fighters. — Tommy Morrison Copy Share Image
My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape. — Diego Corrales Copy Share Image
My father was a fighter. My grandfather was a fighter. It's just in my blood. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share Image
With Dad, he was the ultimate wildlife warrior, and we admired him more than anything. — Bindi Irwin Copy Share Image
My dad put me in boxing because I was this hyperactive kid always breaking stuff. — Andy Ruiz Jr Copy Share Image
A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I use a little brush only for really small details. Over the years, I've started to use a much larger brush. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I had just been promoted to the first rugby team. It was a perfect, wonderful coming of age. My brother was already in the… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
The illustrations in picture books are the first paintings most children see, and because of that, they are incredibly important. What we see and… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children's… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we'll all pay the price in the… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
The first thing I put down on paper is a storyboard, like a film director. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I don't like narrowing my readers down - there's not a particular age or gender or nationality. I suppose I'm aiming at the child… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I grew up with an older brother who was always stronger and faster and better than me at everything, but I was close enough… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I never want to make a child worried or afraid, and I don't think I do. My pictures are born from the belief that… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
“It's not the size of the man, but the size of his heart that matters.” — Evander Holyfield Copy Share Image
My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in… — Natalie du Toit Copy Share Image
I have a thing for men's boxer briefs and a tank top. If I'm wearing them, I'm a happy gal. — Liz Vassey Copy Share Image
I fought a boxer who everybody said I couldn't beat - Sugar Ray Leonard. They said he was faster than me. That he was… — Roberto Duran Copy Share Image
Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
Winning the first championship is a goal for any boxer, and it means a lot to reach it. — Miguel Cotto Copy Share Image
I always wanted to play a boxer because some of my favorite films, as a boy, were those great boxing movies, like 'Raging Bull',… — Holt McCallany Copy Share Image
'I Am Legend' is quite unusual for its time. I just wanted to write a story about female boxers, and I couldn't get that… — Richard Matheson Copy Share Image
I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
