Boxing Motivational Quotes:

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.

- Evander Holyfield

topic: Heart, Athlete, Men, Inspirational Athlete, Sports In General

Don't count the days, make the days count.

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Jan 29, 2011

topic: Inspirational, Successful, Carpe Diem, Just For Today, Inspirational Cancer

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

topic: Running, Courage, Famous Inspirational, Fear None, Courage To Change

Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

- Mahatma Gandhi

topic: Inspirational, Dream, Spiritual, Martial Arts Inspirational, Inspirational Athlete

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

- Jack Dempsey

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Positive, Inspirational History, Sportive

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

- Muhammad Ali

source: FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Oct 31, 2012

topic: Motivational, Positive, Success, Great Attitude, Inspirational Softball

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

- Serena Williams

topic: Positive, Believe, Doe, Inspirational Attitude, Just Believe In Yourself

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.

- Sugar Ray Leonard

topic: Motivational, Sports, Boxing, Testing Yourself, Boxing Champions

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

- Sugar Ray Robinson

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Positive, Inspirational Athlete, Inspirational Attitude

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

- George Foreman

topic: Music, Sports, People, Famous Boxer, Boxing Champions

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Feb 03, 2011

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Dream, Cassius, Martial Arts Inspirational

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Life, Motivational, Believe, Famous Boxer, Positive Affirmations

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Feb 20, 2011

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Fitness, I Am The Best, Inspirational Coach

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

- Joe Louis

topic: Sports, Guy, Bells, Boxing Motivational, Boxing Ring

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Sports, Running, Light, Great Sports, Sports Training

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.

- Frank Bruno

source: "Q: Did you feel suicidal before you were sectioned? A: Nah, I'm not that brave or clever. I wouldn't know how to tie a rope, know what I mean?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2005.

topic: Sports, Athlete, Boxing, Boxing Champions, Boxing Motivational

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Butterfly, Eye, Greatness, I Am The Best, Killer Bee

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Motivational, Success, Dance, Great Sports, Sports Training

All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.

- Jack Dempsey

topic: Funny, Thinking, Boxing, Great Boxing, Boxing Champions

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

- Muhammad Ali

source: Twitter post from Dec 05, 2010

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Sports, Cassius, Motivational Training

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Sports, Men, Two, Famous Boxer, Boxing Champions

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.

- Rocky Marciano

topic: Motivational, Strength, Fighting, Train Hard, Boxing Motivational

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Inspiring, Encouraging, Sports, Penicillin, Cassius

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

- Joe Frazier

source: "Underdog Boxing: Pumped up for the Pacquiao-Mosley undercard fights" by Carlo L.Pamintuan, www.gmanetwork.com. February 10, 2011.

topic: Funny, Sports, Money, Undertaker, Famous Boxer

A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There's got to be good guys and there's got to be bad guys. And that's what people pay for - to see the bad guys get beat.

- Sonny Liston

topic: Cowboy, People, Boxing, Cowboy Movie, Great Boxing

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

- George Foreman

topic: Sports, Fighting, Hands, Boxing Champions, Boxing Motivational

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Funny, Motivational, Sports, Cassius, Sports In General

When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven't eaten for two days you'll understand.

- Jack Dempsey

topic: Sports, Winning, Two, Knockouts, Boxing Motivational

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Motivational, Sports, Humble, Famous Boxer, Great Boxing

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Funny, Sports, Jobs, Funniest Sports, Funny Sports

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

- Joyce Carol Oates

topic: Boxing, Religion, Celebration, Masculinity, Boxing Champions

They Only Made One Mistake, They Signed This Fight.

- Ferdie Pacheco

topic: Mistake, Fighting, Boxing, Famous Boxer, One Mistake

People don't realise what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy - nobody like him. Like The Beatles, there will never be anything like them. Like my man, Elvis Presley - I was the Elvis of boxing.

- Muhammad Ali

topic: Men, Boxing, People, Great Boxing, Boxing Champions