American - Athlete | August 4, 1956 -
I want to get me one of those titles.
Gerry Cooney
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People who think I lack desire are wrong.
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Looking back, I couldn't get enough fights because Don King owned most of the top 10 fighters, and he never gave me a fight.
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Everybody handles pressure differently.
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I want to win. For myself first. And for all those people who stuck with me and understood.
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Drug abuse is a very difficult disease.
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When I fought Holmes, I feel I was a better fighter than he was. I was just so caught up in what was written about the fight - I got caught up in that whole thing.
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I believe in my abilities as a fighter.
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I really don't care who I fight.
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My career got sidetracked after fighting Holmes.
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In '82, I was a little too young, I was a little inexperienced, and I was more concerned with going the distance in the fight than going out and taking Holmes out.
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I see Mike Tyson as too strong for Spinks.
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