Joe Louis Quotes

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  • Every man got a right to his own mistakes. Ain't no man that ain't made any.

  • We're going to do our part and we'll win because we're on God's side.

  • Every man's got to figure out how to get beat sometime.

  • Yeah, I'm scared. I'm scared I might kill Schmeling.

  • Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

    1965 In Sports Illustrated,'Scorecard',19 Jul.
  • You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.

  • I made the most of my ability and I did my best with my title.

  • It hurt to even bump into him.

  • A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His “becoming” happens during his daily routine.

  • I can show you how to box. I can teach you every technique and trick I know, but I can never make you a fighter. That comes from inside, and it's something no one else can ever give you.

  • There is no such thing as a natural boxer. A natural dancer has to practice hard. A natural painter has to paint all the time. Even a natural fool has to work at it.

    Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
  • The one-time cotton picker was now the heavyweight champion of the world.

    Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
  • When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.

  • Money can't buy happiness, but it does quiet the nerves.

    Riches   Doe   Nerves  
  • Lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them.

  • The whole damned country was depending on me.

    Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
  • The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love

  • I don't like money very much, but it calms my nerves.

    Nerves  
  • I hope they're still making women like my momma. She always told me to do the right thing. She always told me to have pride in myself; she said a good name is better than money.

    Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
  • You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.

  • Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.

    Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
  • He can run, but he can't hide.

    Quoted in N.Y. Times, 20 June 1946.
  • Why should I? When someone insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for him?

  • I don't even like money. It just quiets my nerves.

    Nerves  
  • Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

  • Every fighter have a plan until he's been beaten

  • If you gotta tell them who you are, you ain't nobody.

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Joe Louis

  • Born: May 13, 1914
  • Died: April 12, 1981
  • Occupation: Professional Boxer