Long Island has a great boxing tradition.Gerry CooneyTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“Long Island has a great boxing tradition.
“By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful.”Gerry CooneyBy The Time
“I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.”Mandy BujoldBoxing
“Stand-up and boxing are very similar. You're the only one out there, you're going into a fight, and you're going in with a game plan.”Russell PetersBoxing
“Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that.”
“After every fight, I knock myself down. I start from scratch again. I say, 'I'm not as good as I thought.' It makes you work harder. It makes you push harder. It's more than money. It's more than the title. It's my pride, and it can be scary thinking about it. I could lose. It's scary.”Gerry CooneyAgain
“It's like you always think that when you get to a goal, you'll be happy. But then there is always something else that interests you.”Gerry CooneyBe Happy
“I saw my brother have an altercation one time. He hit a guy with a left hook to the body and a right hand to the chin. He not only knocked the guy out, but out of wind. That stuck with me. It scared me.”Gerry CooneyBody
“Boxing is the only thing I have ever understood - I certainly don't understand women.”Tony BellewBoxing
“Even though you think boxing is a contact sport, it teaches you not to fight on the street, to behave. It gives you discipline and self-control.”Amir KhanBoxing