I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
When somebody used to compliment me, I’d spend 10 minutes trying to talk them out of it. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
I always felt I was wounded. That I was no good, a piece of crap, and that I wouldn’t amount to anything, because that’s what my father always told me. I just felt like I didn’t belong anywhere. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
By the time you’re 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you’re not careful. Gerry Cooney Read Quote
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 Read Quote
