You got to be smart you got to be clever and not get hit and when your able to do this your a fighter.
CUS D'AMATOBoxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches with bad intentions.
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The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It’s the same thing, fear, but it’s what you do with it that matters.
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There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best. You have to practice and train to become the best.
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Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches with bad intentions.
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People who are born round don’t die square.
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Greatness is not a measure of how great you are but how great others came to be because of you.
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Losers are winners who quit,…even if you lose…you still win…if you don’t quit.
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A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.
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The punch that knocks a man out is the punch that he doesn’t see.
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A fighter has to know fear.
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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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No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.
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The hero and the coward both feel exactly the same fear, only the hero confronts his fear and converts it into fire.
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Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.
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Emotions, particularly anger, are like fire. They can cook your food and keep you warm, or they can burn your house down.
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Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the victor.
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