Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.

I got hit twice in the face, and that was not fun.

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

Take your time and strike a man so that he feels he is dying.

When you're in a fight, and you get hit, it hurts. And as you get older, you begin to take on the aches and the bruises of doing that.

I've mixed sparring partners up. I've done tons upon tons of rounds with big, heavy lumps who are trying to take my head off.

I've even fought with a broken hand, against Brian Magee.

I live a fight life, I can do what I want to win a fight.

I've been beaten, I've been bruised, I was left for dead as well.

I was hittin' him with body punches and I hurt him. Actually he was cryin' in there, makin' woman gestures like

You know, kicking people's butts with round-edged boots is good, but with pointy shoes, it's even better.

When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.

I thought boxing was stupid.

I killed many a quarterback. I felt like I scored when I took their head off.

When you knock people out, it's sometimes a very scary situation - but I always hoped that no one got seriously hurt. Now when I see them get knocked out, I laugh. When you finish the game, it's funny. And when I look at film of myself, I think, 'I wouldn't fight that guy.'

The nature of the game is pain.

You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em.

Everyone gets hurt, but I've probably had the most injuries.

As a boxer, you have to put risk in to get to another level.

I don't know how people box for a living. I don't know how they can just hurt people for a living and be OK with it.

I got hit a lot. I'm glad I lived through it.

I think I'm a boxer, but then when I get hurt, I'll start scrapping.

I know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals.

The suffering caused by the terrorists is the real torture.

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride.