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We have put together a list of some of the best Quotes that Written by Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Total Quotes 20
Nailing Him Was Like Trying To Thread A Needle In A High Wind.
Wind
Boxing
Trying
A Gentle Man And A Gentleman.
Tombstone
Men
Gentleman
I Was A Pretty Good Fighter. But It Was The Writers Who Made Me Great.
Fighter
Made
Good Fight
A Good Fighter Usually Knows, To Within A Very Few Seconds, When A Three-minute Round Is Going To End.
Three
Fighter
Ends
Tell Him He Can Have My Title, But I Want It Back In The Morning.
Funny
Morning
Boxing
Honey, I Just Forgot To Duck.
Ducks
Boxing
Honey
A Champion Owes Everybody Something. He Can Never Pay Back For All The Help He Got, For Making Him An Idol.
Idols
Champion
Pay
I Can't Sing And I Can't Dance, But I Can Lick Any S.o.b. In The House.
House
I Can
Don't Worry Honey, I'm Too Mean To Die.
Mean
Worry
Honey
For The First And Only Time, I Was More Worried About Getting Hurt By The Crowd Than By The Guy I Was Fighting. I Got A Pretty Good Blast When Introduced. The Crowd Was Hollering And Raising Hell. I Looked Around For My Bodyguard, A Colorful New York Character Named Wild Bill Lyons, Who Packed Two Pearl-handled Pistols And Used To Talk A Lot About His Days In The West. Wild Bill Was Under The Ring, Hiding.
Hurt
New York
Character
Tall Men Come Down To My Height When I Hit 'em In The Body.
Men
Body
Height
By Forgetting The Past And By Throwing Myself Into Other Interests, I Forget To Worry.
Life
Past
Worry
All The Time He's Boxing, He's Thinking. All The Time He Was Thinking, I Was Hitting Him.
Funny
Thinking
Boxing
The Best Defense Is A Good Offense.
Offense And Defense
Defense
Offense
Champions Get Up When They Can't.
Champion
Get Up
I Never Went To Bed In My Life And I Never Ate A Meal In My Life Without Saying A Prayer. I Know My Prayers Have Been Answered Thousands Of Times, And I Know That I Never Said A Prayer In My Life Without Something Good Coming Of It.
Prayer
Bed
Meals
You Know What A Champion Is? A Champion Is Someone Who's Ready When The Gong Rings - Not Just Before, Not Just After - But When It Rings.
Champion
Gongs
Ready
Nobody Owes Anybody A Living, But Everybody Is Entitled To A Chance.
Justice
Fairness
Ethics
A Champion Is Someone Who Gets Up When He Can't.
Inspirational
Motivational
Positive
When I Was A Young Fellow I Was Knocked Down Plenty. I Wanted To Stay Down, But I Couldn't. I Had To Collect The Two Dollars For Winning Or Go Hungry. I Had To Get Up. I Was One Of Those Hungry Fighters. You Could Have Hit Me On The Chin With A Sledgehammer For Five Dollars. When You Haven't Eaten For Two Days You'll Understand.
Motivational
Sports
Food
Born: June 24, 1895
Died: May 31, 1983
Occupation: Professional Boxer
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