American - Athlete | August 4, 1956 -
For every athlete, the roar of the crowd goes away, and we have to learn how to turn the page.
Gerry Cooney
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I had money, but I still didn't know what to do with my life.
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I believe in myself. I want to be a fighter. I want to be heavyweight champion of the world.
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I was lucky. I held on to some of my money. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after boxing. But I found what I wanted to do.
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It's great playing a sport where you don't get hit in the head.
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Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out.
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If my son wants a boxing career, I won't stop him, but I definitely won't push him. It's bad for a kid to be pressured.
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I have this want-to-be-liked thing, but deep down, I had this rage. I was just - I was blinded. I wasn't healthy enough to be able to learn more. I had one mode - to fight.
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I have a great life. I'm the happiest guy in the world.
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When I was 15, I decided to take up the sport seriously, so I went down to the Y.M.C.A. My first day there, this little Italian guy beat my brains out. I decided to quit. Then I realized I really wanted to be a fighter. I worked at it, went back, and that little Italian guy didn't beat me up no more.
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My father never once told me he loved me. I told him I loved him only one time - that was when he was sick. It was hard, the way he showed his love. I didn't understand what he was trying to teach me. Now I know, but it came too late for him to see it. After he was gone, I realized he was trying to strengthen my mind to make me better.
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Fighting is not something you can just turn off.
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