A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.

Quote by Jack Dempsey

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You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong...

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong...

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.

Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.

Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.

Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.

A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round...

A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round...

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.

Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.

All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was...

All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was...

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.