Cus D'Amato Quotes

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• The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs.…
• A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it…
• To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.
• Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the…
• Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches…
• People who are born round don't die square.
• 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 the…
• There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best.…
• I never teach until I've spoken to the fighter. I have to first determine his emotional state, get his background, to find out what I…
• 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 say…
• 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, and…
• 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 in…
• I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference between being yellow and being brave? No…
• Many people who have been around boxing all those years never had a champion, certainly a heavyweight champion....For that to happen in one's lifetime is…
• 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…
• The hero and the coward both feel exactly the same fear, only the hero confronts his fear and converts it into fire.
• When two men step into the ring, one and only one deserves to win. When you step into the ring, you gotta know you deserve…
• No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all…
• I believe nature's a lot smarter than anyone thinks. During the course of a man's life he develops a lot of pleasures and people he…
• 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 of…

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