Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried "Max" Schmelingwas a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth28 September 1905
CountryGermany
marriage nice wife
I had a happy marriage and a nice wife. I accomplished everything you can. What more can you want?
almost considered germany given imagine looking lost might war
Looking back, I'm almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal.
war victory might
Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal.
sports america ministry
I received a letter from the Reich Ministry of Sports. They want me to split from Joe Jacobs, my manager since 1928.... I really need Joe Jacobs. I owe all my success in America to him.
men good-man plans
Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.
sports winning want
Why did I want to win? because I didn't want to lose!
humble school men
I said to myself, 'You're a man from a humble background, what you didn't learn in school, you'll learn now. Catch up.
careers discipline achievement
From the very start of my career, it was clear to me that achievement was built on discipline.