"Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But……" — Cus D'Amato
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But fear is your best friend. Fear is like fire. If you learn to control it, you let it work for you. If you don’t learn to control it, it’ll destroy you and everything around you."
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27 Quotes by Cus D'Amato
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The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his…
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A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I…
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To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.
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Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the…
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Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting…
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People who are born round don't die square.
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There are very few new things in this world, very few. That's why people that are young, if they're smart,…
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There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different.…
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I never teach until I've spoken to the fighter. I have to first determine his emotional state, get his background,…
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Every fighter that ever lived had fear. A boy comes to me and tells me that he's not afraid, if…
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When you get hit that's when you've got to be calm. A professional fighter has to learn how to hit…
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If you can hit your opponent with two punches, you don't hit him with one. Get off with some bad…
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