Boxing Quote by Chris Borland Download Open image “Dementia pugilistica was discovered in 1928... And we still have boxing. Football will continue.” — Chris Borland ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Boxing Continue Football Still Will
It is abundantly clear that the impact of heading a football has led to former players suffering with dementia and other issues and that… — Chris Sutton Copy Share Image
Football is like boxing because you have to know when it is time to attack. — Diego Simeone Copy Share Image
Football, like boxing, will never go away, just occupy a different role in the American zeitgeist. — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
I can't predict the future of football. I don't think it'll go the way of boxing because it's a team sport. It's built into… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I saw a chance to make the 1988 Olympic boxing team and forgot all about football. — Tommy Morrison Copy Share Image
Boxing was on the one hand barbaric, unconscionable, out of place in modern society. But then, so are war, racism, poverty, and pro football.… — Ralph Wiley Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make football a career. My senior year didn't go where I needed it to go, though, and it made the… — Shawn Porter Copy Share Image
I think, in the eyes of a lot of circles, especially within football, I'm the soft guy. But I'm fine with being the soft,… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
A generation of men really built the NFL and gave guys like me a shot, and a lot of these guys are left out… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I was a history undergrad, and there's some things I could do in academics or business. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
One healthy thing I'd like for players to know, whether they're active or former, is you likely can't replicate the thrill of playing before… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Sports are my passion. They have been since I was a kid. So I think I'll be involved in sports in some capacity no… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Obviously, not the biggest guy in stature. Straight-line speed wasn't my forte either. But I play very fast because I know the game. I… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think I'm connected to this issue in some capacity, football and brain damage. So carving out a way to address it tactfully is… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
One thing that's important to understand is that it's believed that the pathology of CTE doesn't have to do with concussion so much as… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
You know, it brings in a lot of different people; you take people off the street, and kids, and people from all different walks… — Michele Lamy Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
Apart from my grandad, none of my family had really been into boxing so the sport was never discussed much at home. — Josh Taylor Copy Share Image
You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone. — Sugar Ray Robinson Copy Share Image
I actually like boxing away from home. It takes the pressure off you a little bit. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Whether it's Marcos Maidana, Shawn Porter, Amir Khan or Kell Brook, there are a lot of fights out there that I think would be… — Keith Thurman Copy Share Image
I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match. — Joseph Parker Copy Share Image
Boxing can be so important to young people, it keeps you off the street and you can channel your energy and aggression in the… — Nigel Benn Copy Share Image
I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing,… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image