Boxing is a mental
Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little closer to it than if you compare it to a bloody brawl in an alley. Budd Schulberg
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Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little closer to it than if you compare it to a bloody brawl in an alley. Budd Schulberg
As much as I love boxing, I hate it. And as much as I hate it, I love it. Budd Schulberg
I don’t like the country. The crickets make me nervous. Budd Schulberg
You know what’s wrong with our waterfront? It’s the love of a lousy buck. It’s making the love of a buck, the cushy job, more important than the love of man. It’s forgetting that every fellow down here’s your brother in Christ. Budd Schulberg
Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts. Budd Schulberg
Very few fighters get the consideration of racehorses, which are put out to pasture to grow old with dignity and comfort when they haven’t got it anymore. Budd Schulberg
In English the expression ‘ancient Greece’ includes the meaning of ‘finished,’ whereas for us Greece goes on living, for better or for worse; it is in life, has not expired yet. Budd Schulberg
I coulda’ had class. I coulda’ been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville. Budd Schulberg
Living with a conscience is like driving a car with the brakes on. Budd Schulberg
Fights can be dumped in a dozen ways. Sometimes everybody but the fighter knows. Sometimes only the fighter knows. Budd Schulberg