Floyd Patterson Quotes
Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
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See Franklin Delano Roosevelt {636844} and Henry David Thoreau {35833} for similar later statements.
The President later addressed this in his "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" speech – See {636844}.
See Thoreau {623573} and FDR {636844} for similar sentiments.
Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
