"I never tried to be a mercenary or……" — Larry Holmes
"I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter."
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48 Quotes by Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes has 48 quotes on this site.
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All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps
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Yeah, I thought I could be heavyweight champion of the world when I was working with Ali and Joe Frazier…
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We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our…
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I won't say I won't fight again but I don't think anyone wants to fight me so I am finished…
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People think that I reached the top overnight; well, it took me fourteen years. I was twenty-nine before I really…
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Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson…
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The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
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With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when…
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You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.
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Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing…
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When you constantly hear people talking about going the distance, going the distance, you can't help but wonder about it.…
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I achieved something once again, I think we all want to put a mark on life. I dream, and my…
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Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the…
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It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses…
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I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along.
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I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being…
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I have six-year-old fans that weren't even around for 'Genie in a Bottle' or even 'Fighter.'
— Christina Aguilera
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That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.
— Christina Aguilera
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Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other…
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When it kind of went to 'Street Fighter', where you had to push 13 buttons with all 13 of your…
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I am suspending my presidential campaign, because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family,…
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My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited.
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Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that…
— George Carlin
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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in…
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