55 Gerry Cooney Quotes for You to Enjoy

Gerry Cooney

American Athlete

Born: Aug 4, 1956

Fight Fighter Me People Time You

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The Klitschko boys, they're great fighters, but they're just boring here in America. Gerry Cooney

Great Boring Boy America Just Fighters Here

I don't overswing any more. I can throw a punch and be right in position to punch again. No more 'Hail Mary' punches, where it took me five minutes to get back in position. Gerry Cooney

Me Took Back Punch Punches Minutes More Throw Mary Hail Five Get Any Where Again Right Position

Joe DeGuardia, I love that guy. He's not a superstar promoter yet, but he will be. He was a fighter himself; he's staying the course with these guys. He's developing some good fighters out there. I really applaud him whenever I get a chance to. Gerry Cooney

When we first started in Huntington Recreation with John Capobianco, we put four kids in the Golden Gloves finals. We didn't even have a ring. We trained at Stimson Junior High School. They give us the gym three nights a week. We used to box in the gym - no ring, just on the gym floor. Gerry Cooney

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I don't care what you say about me anymore! I don't care what you write about me anymore. I don't care! This is my life. I can't have anybody messing with my life. I just want to be Gerry Cooney, doing what I want to do. I want to be what I am. A fighter. Gerry Cooney

Life Me You Care My Life Fighter Say About Write Messing Am Doing Gerry Just Anybody Want Anymore

Looking back, I couldn't get enough fights because Don King owned most of the top 10 fighters, and he never gave me a fight. Gerry Cooney

Me Fight King Looking Looking Back Enough Gave Back Top Never He Most Because Don King Get Owned Fighters Fights

I want to win. For myself first. And for all those people who stuck with me and understood. Gerry Cooney

Myself Me People Win First Those Stuck Understood Want Who

Drug abuse is a very difficult disease. Gerry Cooney

Difficult Abuse Very Disease

My career got sidetracked after fighting Holmes. Gerry Cooney

Fighting Sidetracked Got After Holmes Career

I see Mike Tyson as too strong for Spinks. Gerry Cooney

Strong Too Tyson See Mike Mike Tyson

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. Gerry Cooney

Money Some Know Boxing Wanted After Held Really Lucky Found

I liked to watch the expression in the fighter's face change when you connected with him. You know when you connect in the right spot. It's like a tunnel vision. Gerry Cooney

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My father never once told me he loved me. I told him I loved him only one time - that was when he was sick. It was hard, the way he showed his love. I didn't understand what he was trying to teach me. Now I know, but it came too late for him to see it. After he was gone, I realized he was trying to strengthen my mind to make me better. Gerry Cooney

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