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.

I spent a lot of time dwelling on yesterday, and it did me no good.

I spent a lot of time dwelling on yesterday, and it did me no good.

Gerry Cooney

You go through pain. You feel uncomfortable, uncomfortable, uncomfortable until you change. I acquired a different outlook.

You go through pain. You feel uncomfortable, uncomfortable, uncomfortable until you change. I acquired a different outlook.

Gerry Cooney

I had personal problems. I was spending 50% of my life on my family, 50% on boxing. Neither was getting anywhere. It was killing me. So I had to break away from fighting.

I had personal problems. I was spending 50% of my life on my family, 50% on boxing. Neither was getting anywhere. It was killing me. So I had to break away from fighting.

Gerry Cooney

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.

Gerry Cooney

What hurt most were the people who came up to me and said they lost $1,000 on me. It just makes you mad.

What hurt most were the people who came up to me and said they lost $1,000 on me. It just makes you mad.

Gerry Cooney

My father never once told me he loved me. I told him I loved him only one time - that was when he was sick. It was hard, the way he showed his love. I didn't understand what he was trying to teach me. Now I know, but it came too late for him to see it. After he was gone, I realized he was trying to strengthen my mind to make me better.

Gerry Cooney

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

Gerry Cooney

All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.

Gerry Cooney

Am I complicated? Nah, I'm interesting. I just like having a good time.

Am I complicated? Nah, I'm interesting. I just like having a good time.

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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