“I tried to be the greatest boxer in the world and a good parent, too. I had instant feedback on my success as a boxer. Often, parents don't really know if what they are doing is right or wrong until their child is grown and it is too late to change any of the decisions. Whatever my failings as a parent, I am very proud of all my children. It wasn't easy for them to make their own way with such a controversial and public father.” IfsKnowsWorldWayChildrenFatherEasyParentDecisionFailingProudLateMy ChildrenInstantToo LateFeedbackControversialBoxersGood Parent Book:The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey Source: The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey
“My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.” YearsBigsFatherBrotherBeatsSevenVery GoodChampionBoxersBig FamiliesNorth Africa Author:Olivier Martinez
“I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My father was an ex-pro boxer.” FatherBrotherEightMy BrotherBoxingExesTournamentsBoxers Author:Juan Manuel Marquez
“The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.” FirstsHas BeensPlayFatherExerciseGreekEncountersDistinctionManhoodBoxersUnarmed Book:Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport Source: Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport
“I'm so opposite of my profession. No one - particularly my mother and father - ever thought I was going to be a boxer because I always felt that football and baseball were too dangerous. I was just such a quiet kid.” KidsMotherFatherFeltDangerousFootballQuietOppositesBaseballProfessionBoxersMother And Father Author:Sugar Ray Leonard
“Before me, my grandfathers, my uncles and my father were all boxers because Native Americans had to box in boarding schools. But in my time, when I grew up in Lawton Oklahoma, we didn't have boxing. I was a wrestler.” SchoolFatherGrewGrew UpBoxesMy TimeBoxingNativeGrandfatherNative AmericanUnclesMy GrandfatherBoxersOklahomaWrestler Author:George Tahdooahnippah