Top 117 Quotes by Gerry Cooney

About Gerry Cooney

These are some quotes by American author Gerry Cooney Athlete, who was born on August 4, 1956.

The Klitschko boys, they're great fighters, but they're just boring here in America.

The Klitschko boys, they're great fighters, but they're just boring here in America.

Gerry Cooney

You gotta appreciate every day!

You gotta appreciate every day!

Gerry Cooney

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.

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

The past is yesterday. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

The past is yesterday. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Gerry Cooney

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

My career got sidetracked after fighting Holmes.

My career got sidetracked after fighting Holmes.

Gerry Cooney

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.

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

In '82, I was a little too young, I was a little inexperienced, and I was more concerned with going the distance in the fight than going out and taking Holmes out.

In '82, I was a little too young, I was a little inexperienced, and I was more concerned with going the distance in the fight than going out and taking Holmes out.

Gerry Cooney

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.

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

You can have more than one career, but you only have one family.

You can have more than one career, but you only have one family.

Gerry Cooney

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