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For every athlete, the roar of the crowd goes away, and we have to learn how to turn the page.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Athlete Away Crowd Every Goes How Learn Page Roar Turn

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I had money, but I still didn't know what to do with my life.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Had Know Life Money My Life Still

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I believe in myself. I want to be a fighter. I want to be heavyweight champion of the world.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Believe Champion Fighter Heavyweight Myself Want World I Believe I Believe In

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I was lucky. I held on to some of my money. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after boxing. But I found what I wanted to do.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: After Boxing Found Held Know Lucky Money Really Some Wanted

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It's great playing a sport where you don't get hit in the head.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Get Great Head Hit Playing Sport Where You

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Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Anger Because Boxing Express Expressing Fighting Good Guys Helped Knocking Like Me Out Sudden Way

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If my son wants a boxing career, I won't stop him, but I definitely won't push him. It's bad for a kid to be pressured.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Bad Boxing Career Definitely Him Kid Pressured Push Son Stop Wants

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I have this want-to-be-liked thing, but deep down, I had this rage. I was just - I was blinded. I wasn't healthy enough to be able to learn more. I had one mode - to fight.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Able Blinded Deep Deep Down Down Enough Fight Had Healthy Just Learn Mode More Rage Thing

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I have a great life. I'm the happiest guy in the world.

~Gerry Cooney

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When I was 15, I decided to take up the sport seriously, so I went down to the Y.M.C.A. My first day there, this little Italian guy beat my brains out. I decided to quit. Then I realized I really wanted to be a fighter. I worked at it, went back, and that little Italian guy didn't beat me up no more.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Back Beat Brains Day Decided Down Fighter First Guy Italian Little Me More Out Quit Realized Really Seriously Sport Take Then Up Wanted Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 4th, 1956

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