Tim Witherspoon quotes

Tim Witherspoon quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Forget death and taxes. The only sure thing is that, win or lose, Don King is counting the money.”
-- Tim Witherspoon

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“There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.”
“Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.”
“Winning Democracy for the Negro is winning the war for Democracy”
“Eagleton has spent his life inside two mental boxes, Catholicism and Marxism, of both of which he is a severe internal criticâ€”that is, he frequently kicks and scratches at the inside of the boxes, but does not leave them. Neither are ideologies that loosen their grip easily, and people who need the security of adherence to a big dominating ideology, however much they kick and scratch but without daring to leave go, hold on to it every bit as tightly as it holds onto them. The result is of course strangulation, but alas not mutual strangulation: the ideology always wins.”
“I feel very competitive with Robert Morse off-set. We often duke it out. He always wins.”
“Sure, I like to win when I play basketball or board games or video games, but my day isnt ruined if I lose. Im always up for a rematch. In all seriousness, thats something thats nice about maturing.”
“There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning. I think I've learned that lesson twice now. The essence of successful revolution, be it for an individual, a community of individuals, or a nation, depends on accepting that challenge.”
“I don't abuse my body, I've been off 10 months, I still train and I'm always thinking about boxing, so I felt like I would be fine and I just wanted to challenge myself against another top caliber fighter.”
“Trainers give of themselves. So, I learned and I projected it with my fighter.”
“You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!”

Source : "Angelo Dundee, More Than Just A Good Cornerman". "All Things Considered" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. February 4, 2012.

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