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All my life, I wanted to be champion.

~Jake Lamotta

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I waited all those years for a title shot, and when I finally got it, I had to pay $20,000 for the opportunity. My purse was only $18,000. So to make money, I had to bet $10,000 on myself at 8-5. That was how it was in those days.

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I was tough at a very young age, where I was just fighting all the time.

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You can't think about the past anymore.

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I don't know how to back up.

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My greatest defense was my offense. Very few guys did that.

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Even when I was hurt, I was always the aggressor, no matter what.

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When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that time, I would have said, 'Nah, I don't want to fight him.' He's deadly. He could have been one of the great heavyweight champions. But he goofed.

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The world knows me as the Raging Bull.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 10th, 1922

Died: September 19th, 2017

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