I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.
When you knock people out, it's sometimes a very scary situation - but I always hoped that no one got seriously hurt. Now when I see them get knocked out, I laugh. When you finish the game, it's funny. And when I look at film of myself, I think, 'I wouldn't fight that guy.'
Watching two men jib and jab for 12 rounds is not entertaining for me. I want action, knockouts, big shots, and people getting up off the canvas. That's my ideal fight.
When I go into a boxing ring, I'm willing to die.
The more violent the body contact of the sports you watch, the lower the class.
I couldn't really get a grasp on wrestling at a young age. I knew it was what my parents did, and they fought people. It scared the crap out of me, so I thought, 'No, I can't do that. I'll get beaten up!'
Football is a game for trained apes. That, in fact, is what most of the players are -- retarded gorillas wearing helmets and uniforms. The only thing more debased is the surrounding mob of drunken monkeys howling the gorillas on.
I'd say I just fell in love with trying to knock people out really quick instead of letting the fight develop.
I'm an assassin on the court. And at home, I'm a nun.
I wouldn't recommend [boxing] to any child of mine. I would rather he played golf or something.
Football's a war game without fatal casualties; baseball is a picnic on a huge field, without the food.
I love boxing. There's something fierce about using your body's force that way.
Boxing and wrestling are evidence that mankind has not rid itself of all savage behavior.
I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.
I like rugby - I watch it from time to time. It's basically football without pads but probably a little bit more dangerous than football. You've got to be a lot tougher in that sport - but I definitely like watching rugby and watching those guys knock each other around. It looks like a fun sport.
Aggression is part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it.... Little girls do not invent games where large numbers of people die, where bloodshed is a prerequisite for having fun. Hockey, for example, was not a feminine creation. Nor was boxing. A boy wants to attack something -- and so does a man, even if it's only a little white ball on a tee.
I saw Bobby Green and Lando Vannata, and everybody in the back was like, 'Oh, man, that's a sick fight!' And I'm like, 'Dude, look at his face, that cannot be good for his brain.' I'm just honest.
I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.
Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
I have watched stuff like Mixed Martial Arts and boxing, and sometimes it's disappointing because the big fight is over like in 30 seconds or so.
Boxing is the only thing I have ever understood - I certainly don't understand women.
I sometimes just don't like to see the Ultimate Fighting. I just find it, as a martial artist, I just find it too violent.
Boxing is a more sophisticated form of hockey.
I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations.
I like fighting, man. I didn't get into this sport not to fight. I enjoy fighting; I actually enjoy getting in the cage.
