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Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta

American Athlete

Born: Jul 10, 1922

Died: Sep 19, 2017

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Ask most guys what their ambition is, and they'll say they want to get rich. But when they get rich, they discover it's not what they wanted at all. I don't want to be rich. Jake LaMotta

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I fought in Detroit 23 times. Jake LaMotta

Detroit Times Fought

I fought from the time I was eight years old, sometimes three, four fights a night. We did it to eat, and we did it because we were just tough kids. Jake LaMotta

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You don't compare a guy with 30 or 40 fights with a guy who had 200 fights and fought over 25 years. Jake LaMotta

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My nose was broken six times, my hands six times, a few fractured ribs. Fifty stitches over my eyes. But the only place I got hurt was out of the ring. Jake LaMotta

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I was a no-good bastard. Jake LaMotta

I lost a lot of money, lost my wife and kids. Jake LaMotta

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All my life, I wanted to be champion. Jake LaMotta

Life Champion My Life All My Life Wanted

I waited all those years for a title shot, and when I finally got it, I had to pay $20,000 for the opportunity. My purse was only $18,000. So to make money, I had to bet $10,000 on myself at 8-5. That was how it was in those days. Jake LaMotta

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I was tough at a very young age, where I was just fighting all the time. Jake LaMotta

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