Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think it's like when you watch a boxing match. Ever notice that the guy who lands the first couple good punches usually comes out on top?

Danny Devito

I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things.

We need to concentrate on boxing out. We'll be outsized by a lot at state.

We need to be more consistent rebounding and boxing out. I'd also like to see more consistency.

Two of the fighters that night will emerge as stars in their respective divisions. And in today's boxing world, when television dates are hard to come by, you really have to fight the toughest fights you can to make your fighter a star. ... Two of these fighters will emerge that night, hopefully, with that label on them.

Fame is a lot of fun. Fame gets you to boxing matches, football games and cool stuff.

We have seen much-improved inside play of late. That four-man rotation is giving us everything we need out of our post play. They're boxing out, rebounding, scoring and basically, just controlling the paint.

When you get to this stage, it's like a heavyweight boxing match. Teams are feeling each other out ... nobody wants to make a mistake. But then, they opened up.

Paul Hewitt

When you don't do the little things - the boxing out, the transition defense, all the things you have to do - you leave it to a chance or you leave it to a bounce.

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.

Boxing will be a huge legacy but a lot of people have Duke stories that have nothing to do with boxing.

Boxing out is something that works no matter who you?re playing against.

John Ruiz

Boxing is the only sport where you can get robbed without a gun. My promoter Don King should do his job and get me a re-match.

Joe Zawinul

Boxing is such a great sport and so much like making jazz music, ... There is the footwork, the jab, the constant setting up and reacting to your opponent.

Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch.

Boxing is a never-ending story. New fighters keep coming along. Opponents keep popping up. The next superstar is always on the way.

boxing in a ring is not a big deal. At least you don't have to fight guys much larger than you.

Fabian Nunez

Everybody understands that we've got to put down the boxing gloves and get some stuff done.

Luke Johnson

Everyone was talking. We were working as a team. Everyone was boxing out. Shot selection was good. Everything was just going really well for us.

Every day in practice, we work on rebounding and boxing out. That's what we live by. The guys are good about getting shots from point-blank range, and we got a couple of key rebounds there at the end.

We should have fouled right away, but it shouldn't have come to this. Boxing out is something that we talk about and teach. That was huge, and I thought it was the play of the game.

Tyrese Gibson

We went to Annapolis for about four hours one day and were just on the campus. He was taking us around, showing us the boxing ring, showing us the Navy base. When we got to Memorial Hall, he broke down and cried. So I took what I saw from him and used it.

Tony will continue to referee major fights. We usually change officials (for rematches). Boxing is a tough sport, and we're saddened because what happened with Johnson was a horrible situation.

Tony will continue to referee major fights, ... We usually change officials (for rematches). Boxing is a tough sport, and we're saddened because what happened with Johnson was a horrible situation.

There's no question that the winner of the fight establishes himself as the hottest and most important heavyweight in the world, ... It's by far the most meaningful and intriguing heavyweight matchup of the year to date. It's going to have huge implications on the heavyweight division and boxing in general.

I've developed something called a shower phone. It's only for boxing calls, and when it rings, water will spray on you to keep off all the filth. It only comes in one color now, but we're hoping to have it in all colors come Christmas.

Brian has had to come through a lot over the past while. It just seems to have been one knock after another - but I guess that's professional boxing and we're getting used to that,

Charlie Pierce

To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.

Conor McGregor

I never got into training to be an All-Ireland boxing champ or to win a belt. At the start, I just got into it to learn how to defend myself when I got into situations.

Danny Garcia

Besides Scream, I liked The Purge. It stuck with me because it reminds me of boxing - you have 45 minutes to punch someone legally without consequence.

We aren't a big team and we play in a region with George Walton, which has two girls that are 6-foot-2. That means we have to be good at getting into position and boxing out.

There is a lot at stake for the Midshipmen because they all want to be a champion. These guys work hard. They all want to get their name on a plaque and become part of Navy boxing history here.

Walter Hill

Most Hollywood boxing movies are metaphors. Your movie is not a metaphor. It's really about boxing.