Jack Dempsey Quotes

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
Jack Dempsey

Someone, Champion

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.
Jack Dempsey

Men, Down, Body

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
Jack Dempsey

Moving On, Forget, Past

All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.
Jack Dempsey

Time, Thinking, Him

Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
Jack Dempsey

Living, Chance, Everybody

A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.
Jack Dempsey

Help, Him, Champion

Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.
Jack Dempsey

Morning, Him, Tell

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
Jack Dempsey

Someone, Before, After

A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.
Jack Dempsey

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.
Jack Dempsey

Good, Great, Made

Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
Jack Dempsey

Number, Thanks, Honey

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: June 24, 1895

Died: May 31, 1983

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