"I never teach until I've spoken to the……" — Cus D'Amato
"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 have to do, how many layers I have to keep peeling off so that I get to the core of the person so that he can recognize, as well as I, what is there."
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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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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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I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference between being…
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