The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.

A man of letters never objects to a slum. He sharpens his pen there.