I don’t overswing any more. I can throw a punch and be right in position to punch again. No more ‘Hail Mary’ punches, where it took me five minutes to get back in position. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
After every fight, I knock myself down. I start from scratch again. I say, ‘I’m not as good as I thought.’ It makes you work harder. It makes you push harder. It’s more than money. It’s more than the title. It’s my pride, and it can be scary thinking about it. I could lose. It’s scary. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Looking back, I couldn’t get enough fights because Don King owned most of the top 10 fighters, and he never gave me a fight. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’ve had a long, long road with lots of ups and downs. But that’s all behind me now. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
I’ve spent most of my life in prison. I was a prisoner of my fear and my low self-esteem. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
