Jack Dempsey Quotes

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

The best defense is a good offense.

Champions get up when they can't.

I never went to bed in my life and I never ate a meal in my life without saying a prayer. I know my prayers have been answered thousands of times, and I know that I never said a prayer in my life without something good coming of it.

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.

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

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

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

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

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