Brian London quotes

Brian London quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Sure, as long as he ties a 56 lb. weight to each leg.”
-- Brian London

#Ties Quotes #Long Quotes #Boxing Quotes
“I got into boxing for two reasons. One was that my father was a boxer. Secondly when I was young, all healthy men in the UK had to do two years "National Service" in one of the armed forces. I chose the Royal Air Force over the Army and Navy. My father's reputation went before me and therefore the RAF encouraged me to box. There is much rivalry in sporting competitions between the Army, Navy and RAF. Competing has great privileges. I didn't need too much encouragement with all these perks being offered, so I started training with a vengeance.”
-- Brian London

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com

#Encouragement Quotes #Father Quotes #Army Quotes
“I was christened the "British Bulldog" by friends and colleagues who said I not only looked like a bulldog but fought like one. I was more of a fighter than a boxer. The "Blackpool Rock" originated from the fact that previous to becoming a fighter I was employed in the Blackpool Rock Factory, rock being a form of what Americans call candy.”
-- Brian London

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com

#Fighter Quotes #Candy Quotes

“A lot of people want to not wear a tie when they go to a restaurant. They feel they don't have to wear a tie. I think it's kind of a statement they're making. I don't know what that statement is. I haven't quite figured that out yet.”
“The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.”
“The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking. It's a ritual known as 'Bobbing for Baptists.'”

Source : A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial
“So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.”

Source : Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz (2004). “Aaron Copland: A Reader : Selected Writings 1923-1972”, p.32, Psychology Press
“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”
“Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?”
“Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious.”
“I forget the derivation of Boxing Day, but the feeling of wanting to invite your loved ones outside one at a time and punch them in the face, does that come into it somewhere?”

Source : Allison Pearson (2004). “I don't know how she does it: the life of Kate Reddy, working mother”
“Maybe with boxing and good focus, I can fix myself and make my mother proud.”
“I just put the reflexes in the proper direction.”

Source : " Boxing trainer Angelo Dundee dies", www.theguardian.com. February 1, 2012.

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