Quotes of Boxer - somelinesforyou

“ I was lucky I wasn't a better boxer, or that's what I'd be now — a punchy ex-pug. ”

- Bob Hope

“ To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up. ”

- Joyce Carol Oates

“ A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. ”

- Ludwig Wittgenstein

“ If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned architect, or a concert violinist to have been affected by the power of words. ”

- Marlo Thomas

“ It never pays to deal with the flyweights of the world. They take far too much pleasure in thwarting you at every turn. ”

- Sue Grafton

“ My Daddy liked physical fitness and wanted me to be a prizefighter. ”

- Judy Johnson

“ If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors. ”

- Olivier Martinez

“ In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player! ”

- Eddie Murphy

“ Men are simple things. They can survive a whole weekend with only three things: beer, boxer shorts and batteries for the remote control. ”

- Diana Jordan

“ Most nights I end up wearing a wife beater T-shirt and boxers. ”

- Jessica Alba

“ Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone. ”

- Billy Joel

“ It's the boxers who attract the real women, after all, with their raw primeval strength, beautifully toned bodies and just a touch of vulnerability. ”

- Eamonn McCabe

“ Brett Favre plays for championships. That's the only reason he puts up with all of this stuff. He's going to start to figure out, if it's true, that the Packers are not going to be competing for championships. The moment that comes into his heart - oh my gosh, the Packers are not going to be able to make it - that's the day he retires… ”

- Steve Young

“ Invest in yourself. It's like being a boxer, you've got to be in training so that when the bell rings, you get your direction you come out of the corner and you're *ready*. Do not let the audition be the first thing you've done in six months. ”

- Karl Urban

“ Apparently there's this new scandal about how you can see my scrotum hanging out of my blue boxer shorts for a split second on episode 161 of Three's Company. Someone asked me if maybe I did that on purpose. You bet I did. ”

- John Ritter
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