"I was putting middleweights, Light heavy's, heavies and Super Heavy's to sleep. And it got to a point where no one would fight me, so I retired. I will never box again because I went 2 years and no one would fight me at all, zero. That's when I started training fighters."

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“I think that's exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Let's do a startup in our parents' garage and try to create a business”
“To go in the direction that I went takes a lot of work. And I don't think you can do the work - the five or six hours of working out a day - if you don't have a clear goal or know why you're doing it. If you just hang out at the gym and train for five or six hours a day without a goal is almost impossible.”
“Strong relationships are not rocked by a truth that is grounded by resolute monogamy.”
“The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.”
“As for my memory, I have a particularly good one. I never keep any record of my investigations or experiments. My memory files all these things away conveniently and reliably. I should say, though, that I didnâ€™t cumber it up with a lot of useless matter.”
“The rise of the citizen review site is a sobering development. No longer are you on top of the mountain, blasting your marketing message down to the masses through your megaphone. All of a sudden, the masses are conversing with one another. If your service or product isn't any good, they'll out you.”
“This whole 'X Factor' thing with people assuming I'm going to be a one-hit wonder - that won't happen with me.”
“I'm sure someone out there has a workable solution. But what do I know? I make comic books and write about jazz. I do know the difference between right and wrong, though.”

Source : "Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me" by JT Waldman, Harvey Pekar, www.guernicamag.com. July 2, 2012.

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