"In The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing, David Scott addresses the daunting task of establishing a groundwork for the aesthetics of boxing-and succeeds with consummate authority. . . . In Scott's incisive blend of art history, sociology, and sports writing, he makes a daring and original statement about fighters and the artists who enshrined them."

-- Robert Anasi

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“Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.”
“A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.”
“I don't idolize anyone or aspire to be like anyone.”
“I've never been sentimental about my horse. The horse doesn't give a damn about you. If you want to know the truth - horses are dumb.”
“Sometimes happiness is a blessing, but generally it is a conquest. Each day's magic moment helps.”
“Each human being is a more complex structure than any social system to which he belongs.”

Source : Alfred North Whitehead, Lucien Price (2001). “Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead”, p.113, David R. Godine Publisher
“There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done.”
“Whether you work in news, sport, politics, whatever, it's exactly the same; a story is a story, is a story. I consider myself first and foremost a journalist.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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