“I don't predict knockouts. The outcome and the performance I am looking for is a victory, nothing less than a victory.” Quote by Tavoris Cloud
“I respect every fighter that gets inside of the ring, especially with me.” RingsFighter Author:Tavoris Cloud
“I hate to lose and even as an amateur I won every tournament I was in.” HateLosesI HateTournaments Author:Devon Alexander
“Every fight means everything. I have to stay focused no matter how high the stakes are or how low the stakes are, you have to stay focused and follow the game plan. At the end of the day it is going to be you and that guy in the ring and it's who wins the game will win the fight. That's what I learned.” MeanEndsMatterGuyFightingGamesWinningPlansLowsFocusedRingsThe End Of The DayStakesBe YouThat GuyStay FocusedGame Plan Author:Devon Alexander
“People want to criticize everything you do. People criticize Pacquiao, Mayweather or Obama, everyone that is at the top of their game.” PeopleWantGamesCriticizeMayweatherPacquiao Author:Devon Alexander
“I can't say that I have a biggest inspiration because I look at all positive inspirations. My mom, my dad and my coach, too, inspire me. No one is bigger. I just use it all and take it and use it.” LooksI CanUseInspirationInspireMomDadBiggerMy DadMy MomCoaches Author:Devon Alexander
“The link between rational individual behavior and collectively desirable outcomes is extremely tenuous.” IndividualBehaviorRationalOutcomesLinksDesirable Author:Robert H. Frank
“The most glaring deficiency in traditional economic models is that they completely ignore the role of context in evaluation.” RolesEconomicModelsTraditionalDeficiencyEvaluationOf ContextEconomic Models Author:Robert H. Frank
“Questions like, "Is my suit OK?", or "Is my job performance satisfactory?", are impossible to think about in the absence of a suitable frame of reference. For an interview suit to serve its purpose, it must make you look good relative to other candidates for the job you want. For your job performance to be satisfactory, it must compare favorably with the performance of others who want the same promotion you do. As Charles Darwin saw clearly, much of life is graded on the curve, and conventional economic models completely ignore that fact.” ThinkingWantLooksFactsJobsLife IsPurposeSawsImpossibleEconomicModelsPerformancesAbsenceSuitsCompareCandidatesInterviewsRelativeConventionalCurvesPromotionSuitableFrame Of ReferenceEconomic Models Author:Robert H. Frank
“We're in a classic demand-shortfall recession. There aren't enough jobs because total spending is too low. Consumers won't lead the way because they're busy paying down debt and are fearful they'll lose their jobs, if they haven't already. Businesses, which are currently sitting on mountains of cash, won't spend either, because they already have sufficient capacity to produce more than people are willing to buy.” PeopleIfsWayEnoughJobsLosesHavensProduceWillingDemandMountainLowsSittingCapacityBusyDebtSpendingConsumersClassicSufficientCashFearfulRecessions Author:Robert H. Frank
“As John Maynard Keynes taught us in the 1930s, in such situations, government is the only entity with both the motive and the ability to boost total spending by enough to put people back to work. As it happens there are long lists of important public projects that cry out to be done.” PeopleLongImportantDoneEnoughGovernmentHappensAbilitySituationCryTaughtProjectsSpendingListsMotiveEntityTaught UsBoost1930sBack To WorkKeynes Author:Robert H. Frank