Boxing Quotes
On the discipline and legacy built inside the ring.
This page gathers quotes from boxers on how the sport was passed down to them, often through a father or an early coach who taught fundamentals and discipline. Several reflect on boxing as a passion that runs alongside other interests, and on the drive to leave a lasting name in the sport. Continue with Fight quotes.
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I started athletics in 1999, throwing discus and shot put. I didn't tell my family when I started boxing.
Sugar Ray wouldn't give me a rematch, and that's the reason I walked away from boxing.
I started on the phones, taking orders, and then I did the toppings, making the pizzas, cutting and boxing them - everything, really.
I wasn't in shape at all before I decided to do boxing. I wasn't an athlete. Before boxing, I would go to the gym for a month and stop.
I lost my edge for boxing, I didn't put as much into it as I did before. I didn't run as far. I didn't train as hard. I didn't eat correctly. I started drinking a little bit every now and...
I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it, I would choose boxing as my number one sport, as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved.
It's great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights.
Anthropologists believe women were among the skilled boxers of the ancient, sport-loving Minoan culture that flourished on Crete until 1100 B.C. The boxing booths at English fairs featured women in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The recurring idea is that boxing rewards patience and structure long before it rewards talent. See also Gym quotes for more on training culture.
