Floyd Patterson
I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.Collection: History
Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.
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.
It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.Collection: Sports
I've learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I've learned very little to nothing in victory.Collection: Victory
I always say that in order to appreciate warm weather, you must experience cold. I wouldn't change one thing - all the embarrassing moments, the defeats, all of everything - through all of this, I have learned me.Collection: Sports
For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximumCollection: Sports
There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who'd like you to think they're moral, that they have to hire prizefighters to do their hating for them. And we do. We get into a ring and act out other people's hates.Collection: Hate
When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends.Collection: Dollars
Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.Collection: Boxing
Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people. He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.Collection: Ku Klux Klan
A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.Collection: Suffering