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I hypnotized myself so in my subconscious, I believed I couldn't get hurt. And I don't mean 'believe' - I mean believe believe believe.

~Jake Lamotta

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I fought Sugar Ray six times. Pound for pound the greatest fighter who ever lived.

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I been in jail twice. The first time was reform school: they got me for carrying burglar's tools, something like that. The morals charge was a frame-up.

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Forward, always moving forward, from the time I can remember - a kid. I was short, and the big guys would take advantage; I had to turn myself into a body puncher. By that time I was in reform school, they'd have a boxing match every week; they'd bring guys in from outside to fight me.

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I guess God blessed me with a hard head, because I really didn't feel punches.

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I conditioned myself many years ago that nobody could hurt me.

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You know what's the greatest sin in the world? Hurting your fellow man.

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I was able to convince my body that I could take it and nobody could hurt me. I might've gotten cut, stitches over my eyes. Broken nose. Broken hands. But I never really got hurt.

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The three toughest fighters I fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson.

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I never went to church. The priests couldn't scare me with all that crap about hell, but somehow I knew, inside of me somehow, I knew that I'd pay for it.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 10th, 1922

Died: September 19th, 2017

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