Barry McGuigan Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Barry McGuigan quotes and sayings page 2 (athlete). These are the last 8 out of 18 quotes we have.

“Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.”

“I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.”

“I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.”

“What do you want me to do, rob a bank?”

“While my father sang, Pedroza stared at me. By that time my eye pupils were staring at him, too, like a terrier that's got hold of a fox.”

“I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.”

“If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell.”

“What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager.”

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