Floyd Patterson Quotes
- Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people... He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.
- It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.
- Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.
- The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came…
- Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
- A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.
- For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum
- I always say that in order to appreciate warm weather, you must experience cold. I wouldn't change one thing - all the embarrassing moments, the…
- I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.