Joe Frazier Quotes

Changing an opponent shouldn't be a problem. It sucks to spend a lot of time preparing for someone and then it changes up, but it's boxing. That happens in boxing and you have to accept that.

Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.

You must plan to be spontaneous.

Every time I've made a plan in my Hollywood acting career, something else has happened, so I've gotten out of the habit of trying to predict the future.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

I will become the greatest, because all travellers have to be able to adapt. That quality, adaptability, is essential to that way of life. Not many boxers have it but I can adapt before a fight to the opponent, during the fight if necessary.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

It comes down to the difference between what you were planning to do and what life throws at you and you have to end up doing. The one who knows how to improvise is the one who comes out ahead.

Every day, you got to do adjustments. Every pitch. You got to do what it takes.

I'm going to prepare up to the best of my ability, either way. I'll alter it as I need to.

You do your best with the realization that nothing gets you in ring-shape better than being in the ring.

Everybody has a game plan, but the plan changes after the first punch.

As for me, I always train for 12 rounds just in case. I don’t train for three, four, one, or 10 rounds - I have to train for 12 because you never know what will happen that night.

You're better off not preparing, because what you prepare will always be wrong.

I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: 'We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.'

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

I'm not somebody who plans. There were times I planned a lot in my life, and it never turns out how you plan it. So I think it's important not to. I'm a very spontaneous person.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

The game is a game, and things happen, and you can't always execute your plan as perfectly as you'd like to.

Relative to most people I know, I am comfortable just about anywhere. I went to 20 schools before the 8th grade because my father couldn't hold a job. We moved every six months. I had to adjust.

I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned.