All Quotes by Jack Dempsey
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”
“Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.”
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”
“Honey, I just forgot to duck.”
“Nobody has to go hungry today. There is plenty of work for a man who wants to work. A kid can make plenty of dough for himself doing almost anything. I was hungry. I had to fight my way along. Freights and the like, fight, fight all the time. The life was tough, but it hardened you.”
“When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn’t. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven’t eaten for two days you’ll understand.”
“Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.”
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”
“Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.”
“By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.”