Gerry Cooney

You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#boxing #career #distracted #focused #get

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#due #i #politics #thought

By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#careful #nowhere #old #street #time

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

#around #attention #baseball #choose #country

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#cobb #guys #holmes #i #i am

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#career #champion #could #deal #holmes

I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#away #hooking #i #jab #left

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

— Gerry Cooney

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Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#always #another #boxing #brought #either

Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#duran #fighter #guy #guys #hardly