Tommy Morrison Quotes

Tommy Morrison
American Athlete
Born: Jan 2, 1969
Died: Sep 1, 2013
Been Fight Life Me People You
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With my style, training is very rigorous. You're toe-to-toe, getting beat on six days a week for five or six weeks leading to a fight. There's no fun, no glamour. Tommy Morrison
You Fight Training Style Rigorous No Fun Week Beat Weeks Glamour Leading Days Very Five Getting Six Six Days Fun
When I lost to Ray Mercer, I was young. I deserved to lose that fight because I hadn't learned how to cover all the angles in preparation. I was immature. Tommy Morrison
Fight Lose Lost Young Preparation Immature Angles Ray Learned Because How Cover Deserved
There's nothing more intimidating than crawling into a ring. Tommy Morrison
Nothing Intimidating Ring More Than Crawling
The 'Tough Man' contests were for 21-year-olds, but I weighed 150 pounds at 13, so I got a fake ID card and entered. My dad and uncles had given me an edge, so having a boxing background made it easier because a lot of the older guys didn't know how to fight. Tommy Morrison
Me Man Fight Made Tough Edge Older Background Easier Entered Guys Given Having Uncles Pounds Weighed Had ID Know Because Boxing Got Fake How Contests Were Lot Dad Older Guys Card
It's a big move from the 'Tough Man' circuit to professional boxing. When I turned pro, I had to play catch-up and was fighting almost twice a month until I had more than 20 fights under my belt. Tommy Morrison
Man Tough Big Fighting Month Circuit More Had Almost Until Boxing Than Pro Move Turned Fights Professional Twice Play Belt
I would walk into a room, and people would be like, 'Hide the children. Here comes the guy with AIDS.' That's very demeaning, and it really hurts your spirit. Tommy Morrison
People Hide Walk Hurts AIDS Would Would-Be Spirit Guy Demeaning Like Very Children Room Really Your Here
People need to cut me a break. Tommy Morrison
Me People Break Cut Need
I could always fight overseas, but who wants to do that? They'd really have to make it worth my while. Tommy Morrison
Fight Worth Could Make Always Overseas Wants While Really Who
The fact that there's never been a single documented case in the history of this planet of anyone ever contracting HIV in the ring seems to me like a leg perfectly strong enough to stand on in terms of a lawsuit. Tommy Morrison
Me History Strong Single Enough Ring Case Seems Lawsuit Fact Never Perfectly Like Terms Documented Been Contracting Leg HIV The History Of Anyone Planet Stand Ever
I've always been painted as this party animal. Tommy Morrison
Animal Party Always Been Painted
It took me awhile to learn the public eye was on me. Tommy Morrison
Me Took Eye Learn Public Public Eye Awhile
I saw a chance to make the 1988 Olympic boxing team and forgot all about football. Tommy Morrison
Saw About Football Make Boxing Forgot Team Olympic Chance
Friendships can go only so far. Tommy Morrison
Only Go Friendships Far
People thought I was crazy for fighting Michael Bentt. Tommy Morrison
Crazy People Thought Fighting Michael
I don't ever think in terms of losing. That's not even a possibility. I've been beaten once, and I don't ever want to experience that again. Tommy Morrison
Experience Losing Think Once Possibility Beaten Terms Been Want Again Even Ever
I didn't have the greatest equipment or the greatest facilities. I would see people with new shoes and better cars. I knew what I wanted and what I had to do to get what I wanted. I became a very Spartan person at a young age because of that. Tommy Morrison
Age People Better Car Shoes Young Would See Facilities Had Knew New Became Because Greatest Equipment Very Person Get Young Age Wanted
People don't like to see a sloppy fight, to see heavyweights wallow around. They like to see exciting fighters. Tommy Morrison
Fight People Sloppy See Exciting Like Around Wallow Heavyweight Fighters
Boy, I wouldn't want to live in L.A. Tommy Morrison
Live Boy Want
I'm going to bring the championship home to Kansas City. Tommy Morrison
Home City Going Kansas Kansas City Bring Championship
There's a family tradition of fighting in the Kansas City Golden Gloves. My older brother, Tim, did, and so did my father's two youngest brothers, Trent and Troy. They all won the Golden Gloves. So when my mother asked me to keep the tradition going, I did. Tommy Morrison
Family Me Mother Father Fighting Older City Brother Brothers Troy Gloves Tim Tradition Won Did Going Family Tradition Golden Asked Kansas Kansas City Youngest Older Brother Keep Two
I thought I had the potential to be a better fighter than I'd ever be a football player. Besides, it was something my father always wanted me to do. He told me since I was a little kid I was a born fighter. Tommy Morrison
Me Better Father Thought Fighter Kid Besides Born Something Potential Had Football He Football Player Since Always Than Wanted Little Little Kid Ever Player
I was the first player at Jay to play four years varsity. As a frosh, I was a punter. From my soph through senior years, I started as a linebacker and tight end and was all-state as a senior. Tommy Morrison
First Through Tight Years End Senior Jay Play Four Player Started
You don't knock Ray Mercer out with one or two shots. You have to make him quit. Tommy Morrison
You Out One Or Two Ray Knock Make Him Quit Shots Two
I couldn't fart in an elevator without people wanting to sue me. Tommy Morrison
Me People Without Wanting Fart Sue Elevator
Talk about the area of overcoming adversity, sucking it up, I rate myself a 10. Tommy Morrison
Myself Adversity About Rate Area Talk Overcoming Up Sucking
I thought I was bulletproof, and I'm not. Tommy Morrison
Thought Bulletproof
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