Floyd Patterson famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Men #Victory #Defeat
Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Fear #Scared
When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Dollars
I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Champion #Heavyweights #Knocked Down
I always say that in order to appreciate warm weather, you must experience cold. I wouldn't change one thing - all the embarrassing moments, the defeats, all of everything - through all of this, I have learned me.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Sports #Weather #Order
For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum
-- Floyd Patterson

#Maximum #Train
A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Suffering #Way #Never Forget
The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Fighting #Pride #Steps
Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Boxing #Black #Clay
Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people... He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.
-- Floyd Patterson

#Ku Klux Klan #People #Boxing

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