As my future crumbled before my eyes, I grasped for the rope. My entire life’s struggle was ending here, in plain view of my enemies. How was it possible? Had had I let things come...

I think opera is probably the exact same thing as boxing-a bunch of big, strangely dressed people making strange noises for a really long time.

Sugar Ray wouldn’t give me a rematch, and that’s the reason I walked away from boxing.

My hobby is boxing up all my stuff and then unpacking it and pretending I just moved and I’m getting a fresh start on life. And I make love like a professional boxer, only without...

I thought boxing was stupid.

To be a professional you have to act like one as well..

I’m not going to keep boxing. It’s part of my past and now I want to live my life.

But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

Boxing out is the most important part of rebounding. You had to make sure your competitor is behind you and then go after the ball.

We had a little problem boxing out in the second half, and that’s how they got a lot of second-chance opportunities. That really hurt us in the second half.

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

We were boxing out and rebounding, but in the second quarter, they really started putting the pressure on us. Mentally, we kind of couldn’t handle it.

Some books have too much tennis.Some books have too much baseball.Some books have too much boxing.Some books have too much horse.

I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, ‘Let’s go.’

I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.

I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won.

Like a boxer on a treadmill, I hit the ground running. It was my first time being in love, and if enthusiasm were a sport, I’d have been sponsored by Nike. Or Adidas, whichever offered...

We didn’t do a good job boxing out the first half.

I was in good shape when I came here, but it (boxing) whooped me. It is way more physically demanding than any other sport.

A lot of writers, probably because they’re sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they overcompensate by having an interest in boxing and tough-guy things.