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He can run, but he can't hide.
It hurt to even bump into him.
The whole damned country was depending on me.
Every man's got to figure to get beat sometime.
Every fighter have a plan until he's been beaten
I don't even like money. It just quiets my nerves.
The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love
Yeah, I'm scared. I'm scared I might kill Schmeling.
If you gotta tell them who you are, you ain't nobody.
I don't like money very much, but it calms my nerves.
I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves.
Every man's got to figure out how to get beat sometime.
Money can't buy happiness, but it does quiet the nerves.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
I made the most of my ability and I did my best with my title.
You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.
You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.
We're going to do our part and we'll win because we're on God's side.
Lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them.
Why should I? When someone insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for him?
The one-time cotton picker was now the heavyweight champion of the world.
Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.
Every man got a right to his own mistakes. Ain't no man that ain't made any.
Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.
When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.
A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His “becoming” happens during his daily routine.
There is no such thing as a natural boxer. A natural dancer has to practice hard. A natural painter has to paint all the time. Even a natural fool has to work at it.
I hope they're still making women like my momma. She always told me to do the right thing. She always told me to have pride in myself; she said a good name is better than money.
I can show you how to box. I can teach you every technique and trick I know, but I can never make you a fighter. That comes from inside, and it's something no one else can ever give you.