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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
— Jack Dempsey
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Jack Dempsey
boxer, actor, film actor, military officer
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1895 – 1983
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and was world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. He is ranked sixth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and fourth among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years.
All Quotes by Jack Dempsey
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
— Jack Dempsey
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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
— Jack Dempsey
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Honey, I just forgot to duck.
— Jack Dempsey
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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.
— Jack Dempsey
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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.
— Jack Dempsey
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Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.
— Jack Dempsey
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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
— Jack Dempsey
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Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.
— Jack Dempsey
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By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
— Jack Dempsey