“When somebody used to compliment me, I'd spend 10 minutes trying to ta...” — Gerry Cooney Quote

“When somebody used to compliment me, I'd spend 10 minutes trying to talk them out of it.”

“I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.”

“I was lucky. I held on to some of my money. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after boxing. But I found what I wanted to do.”

“As an athlete, there is no bigger compliment in my mind you can pay a guy when you say he can get the job done despite the obstacles he'll face.”

“Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.”

“I feel like I've done Pete Hornberger, and that is a painting I have signed, and I don't need to play that character anymore. So I'll get offers for panicky, pathetic guys, and while it's a great compliment to get them, I feel like I don't need to play that again.”