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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I have this want-to-be-liked thing, but deep down, I had this rage. I was just – I was blinded. I wasn’t healthy enough to be able to learn more. I had one mode – to fight. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
