Alcohol Quote by Gerry Cooney
“I got messed up between my fight with Ken Norton and my fight with Larry Holmes; I got messed up with alcohol. I needed at least a year more experience, with three or four more fights before I fought Holmes. But I couldn't get any fights. Don King had all the contenders, and unless I signed myself over to him, I couldn't get a fight.”
![“I felt so good when I fought Larry [Holmes]. When I fought Larry the first time, I mean, first time in my life, I mean, I could remember I wanted to fight.” quote by Michael Spinks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ae/michael-spinks-47236_felt_i-felt-so-good-when-i-fought-larry-holme_832070.jpg)
![“I had did so much to Larry [Holmes] in the ring that I made him respect me in the fight.” quote by Michael Spinks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/256/michael-spinks-47236_fighting_i-had-did-so-much-to-larry-holmes-in-the_2008884.jpg)
![“Had I had another year, I think I would've beaten [ Harry Carpenter] - and Larry Holmes even said that himself; that if I'd had another year to get ready I'd have beaten him. Me and he are good friends today though, and that fight was a great moment for me. I lost, but then I had to move on and…” quote by Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef3/gerry-cooney-20863_another-year_had-i-had-another-year-i-think-i-would-v_1575870.jpg)
![“Leading up to the fight [Trevor Berbick] took every opportunity he could to badmouth Larry Holmes and I just blew up. After I beat him in the ring, he tried to get me going again, saying he deserved another fight, wasn't happening.” quote by Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/898/larry-holmes-7529_beats_leading-up-to-the-fight-trevor-berbick-t_815995.jpg)
![“The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with [Larry] Holmes. That would have made all the difference.” quote by Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d63/gerry-cooney-20863_bigs_the-only-regret-i-have-in-my-career-is-m_1534.jpg)
![“[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not work.” quote by Sam Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/212/sam-branson-36458_alcohol_as-in-the-case-of-alcohol-prohibition-il_8703.jpg)
