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I'm a real person. I have real feelings. I have real thoughts. It's a quality people like about me. They can reach out and touch me. I wouldn't give it up for anything.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: About Anything Feelings Give Like Me Out People Person Quality Reach Real Real Person Thoughts Touch Up

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You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Become Boxing Career Distracted Focused Get Good Guys Hard Hurts Lot Must Only Perfect Period Small Stay Stay Focused Them Time Very Which Work You Your

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Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Anymore Fighter Guy Guys Hardly Kind Like See True Who You

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The road hasn't always been paved for me. People identify with that. Everybody passes through hard times, and I think that's part of my appeal - that I have, too.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Always Appeal Been Everybody Hard Hard Times Identify Me Part Passes Paved People Road Think Through Times Too I Think

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Drug abuse is a very difficult disease.

~Gerry Cooney

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I've just had some bad luck. I've had every injury known to man. I understand how people think, 'How can this be happening all the time to Gerry Cooney?' But it did.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Bad Bad Luck Did Every Had Happening How Injury Just Known Luck Man People Some Think Time Understand

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Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Ali Always Another Boxing Brought Either Guy Happen Hated He Him Kind Laugh Level Love Loved Made Muhammad Muhammad Ali Really See Wanted You

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I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Am Around Attention Baseball Choose Country Go Help Involved League Minor Need Path Pay Pay Attention Really Speaking Them Troubled Trying Understand Whatever Youths I Am

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By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: By The Time Careful Nowhere Old Street Time Years You

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All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Boxing Done Excited Fighter Fighting He Him His Management Management Team Moving Moving On Net None Now Only Safety Safety Net Sport Sports Team Through Very While

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 4th, 1956

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