Boxing Quotes - page 8

I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My father was an ex-pro boxer. (Juan Manuel Marquez)
Boxing is always serious. View quote
Juan Manuel Marquez
It's a lot tougher to play soccer and make it look believable. But in boxing, it was easier for me. I got injured a lot more in the soccer world. In soccer, I pulled muscles. I thought boxing was going to be tougher. View quote
Kuno Becker
I didn't push Cory. I wanted him to decide if he wanted to go into boxing and he did. Can't blame it on me. View quote
Leon Spinks
I ran into a couple of guys who were boxers. They talked me into working out at their gym. I became obsessed with boxing and the idea of becoming a champion. View quote
Jon Seda
I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat. View quote
Kirk Acevedo
I lost my edge for boxing, I didn't put as much into it as I did before. I didn't run as far. I didn't train as hard. I didn't eat correctly. I started drinking a little bit every now and then. View quote
Ken Norton
Without boxing, I can't live. I love boxing. View quote
Mary Kom
I started athletics in 1999, throwing discus and shot put. I didn't tell my family when I started boxing. View quote
Mary Kom
Some of our best fighters are not only Puerto Rican greats but all-time greats of the sport. Carlos Ortiz, Wilfredo Gomez, Wilfredo Benitez and Felix 'Tito' Trinidad and many others have made Puerto Rican boxing what it is today, and I am only an extension of their greatness. View quote
Miguel Cotto
For an hour every day, I did something. I was on the elliptical or the treadmill, and if someone asked me to go to a class - whether it was spinning, boxing, yoga, you name it - I went. By the end of the month, I felt so good, I just kept going. I didn't want to lose my momentum. (Molly Sims)
I'm probably better known for boxing with Hemingway than for anything I've written. View quote
Morley Callaghan
Everything in our family was always boxing. It was the life my father chose for me. View quote
Nonito Donaire
I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it. View quote
Nonito Donaire
I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations. View quote
Peter Berg
Stand-up and boxing are very similar. You're the only one out there, you're going into a fight, and you're going in with a game plan. View quote
Russell Peters
Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor. View quote
Seth Numrich
Any big televised event that starts at the crack of dawn is worth getting up for. I've done it all my life: big boxing matches, royal weddings, even TV-A.M.'s inaugural episode was enjoyed in pyjamas in my house. View quote
Sharon Horgan
I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future. View quote
Shayne Ward
I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing. Its always been a part of me. View quote
T. J. Thyne
One thing I like about boxing is that I will not have to deal with the same kind of politics that I had to in skating. In boxing, it is not about your appearance, or how your costume looks, what color it is, or how much it costs. (Tonya Harding)
Kids will come into my boxing gym with no discipline, and then you teach them how to focus and love what they're doing, which then travels outside into their home and work life. View quote
Tamer Hassan
'Rocky' is a movie that just happens to be about boxing. It's really about characters and story lines and relationships and all those things, and the backdrop is boxing. You can go back and watch the final fight in 'Rocky' a thousand times. If you dig that movie, if you like the characters, you'll watch the whole movie over and over. View quote
Triple H
James Franco is a Method actor. I respect Method actors, but he never snapped out of character. Whenever we'd have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me. View quote
Tyrese Gibson
I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football. View quote
Vijender Singh