Joe Frazier Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I couldn't go to school with whites. Now there are schools that educate everyone.”

“I was never, ever once angry in the ring.”

“It was all about the ring. That's where you got your brains shook and the money took.”

“There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger than your body. And you don't have too many instruments up there workin'. But you got a lot of tools workin' in that body: the liver, the kidneys, the heart, the lungs. You soften that up and see what happens. I lived by the body shot.”

“The boxing game has been good, so we need to give back. We have to teach young men how to be men.”

“This ultimate fighting stuff is something I don't agree with. Once a man is down, you have to let him have a chance to prove how good he is.”

“I went to see President Nixon at the White House. It wasn't difficult to get a meeting because I was heavyweight champion of the world. So I came to Washington and walked around the garden with Nixon, his wife and daughter. I said: I want you to give Ali his licence back. I want to beat him up for you.”

“Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden.”

“My left eye went when I was young. I was working the speed bag, and some steel went in the eye and scratched it to pieces. I was kinda blind in that eye.”