Floyd Patterson quotes
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“It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.”
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“Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.”
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“When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends.”
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“I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.”
-- Floyd Patterson -
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“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.”
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“For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum”
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“A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.”
-- Floyd PattersonSource : "In Defense of Cassius Clay" by Floyd Patterson, www.esquire.com. June 5, 2016.
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“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.”
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“Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.”
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“Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people... He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.”
-- Floyd PattersonSource : "Let's not Pretend Ali was Gandhi". www.telegraph.co.uk. January 04, 2002.
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