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When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Answer Art Ask Boxing Chance Fighting Finished First Get Hope Knock Out Purpose Questions Same Self-Defense Them

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Too many guys don't know what to do with their lives after boxing. I was lucky because I had two managers who didn't trust each other, and so they were always making sure where all the money was, and because of that, so did I.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: After Always Because Boxing Did Each Guys Had Know Lives Lucky Making Managers Many Money Other Sure Too Trust Two Were Where Who

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I retired when I was 30, with all my marbles and a few bucks. But a lot of guys leave boxing penniless with no skills. Men in their 30s and early 40s, old for boxing, young in life, but also old in the job market if you're just getting started with no education. These guys need someone in their corner.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Also Boxing Bucks Corner Early Education Few Getting Getting Started Guys Job Just Leave Life Lot Marbles Market Men Need Old Retired Skills Someone Started You Young

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We try to tell these guys that the end of a boxing career isn't the end of their lives: it's the beginning of a new one.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Beginning Boxing Career End Guys Lives New New One Tell Try

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Long Island has a great boxing tradition.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Boxing Great Island Long Long Island Tradition

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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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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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Maybe I'll go to acting school. Acting is like boxing, you know.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Acting Acting School Boxing Go Know Like Maybe School You

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Some have made boxing a terrible thing to be around.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Around Boxing Made Some Terrible Terrible Thing Thing

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