Ian Watson Quotes

My father was a man's man and was always respected for being a straight shooter. My dad always had an amazing sense of calm about him.

Peter Norman's a man's man.

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

When I'm thinking of sports, when I'm thinking of a boy growing up and being a man, I'm thinking of three things - honor, integrity, and toughness.

Me personally, I can take getting beat, if it's about basketball. But when it gets to the point where you're being personal, and being disrespectful as a man to another man, that's when I have a problem.

Real men know how to move as real men. Real men won't allow themselves to be disrespected. Real men aren't punks.

We have these rules, the 'hero rules.' Like, a hero doesn't slouch. A hero walks proudly with his head up. A hero walks with a purpose. A hero's always a gentleman.

I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.

A sword's honor is its idleness.

I like guys who, no matter what, are men.

When I was younger, I was a bit of a feisty fighter type of guy. That's something my father told me as I was becoming a man: 'You don't go picking fights, but you don't run from any of them.' And I was more afraid of my father than anybody else I had to fight.

I don't want to talk trash about somebody: I want to prove it inside the cage.

I'm not going to sidestep anybody, I'm not going to back down from anybody at any weight, and most importantly, I'm not going to pick on a guy who is weaker.

If you ask my promoters and managers, they will say I've never knocked back an opponent in my life.

I show up to win. I don't show up to hurt a guy. I don't show up with emotion.

I try to perform honestly during the fight, and I always remember that I'm a representative of Russia. I try not to bring any aggression. Just honesty.

I think the boxing game is supposed to be a gentleman's sport.

The thing about boxers is that there's respect there. You beat me, and I may not like it, but you know what, deep down inside, I respect you. And that's the code of honor.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

I'm not trying to be macho, I promise you.

I was always the Southern gentleman.

I am ready to fight according to the rules, and I ask for the opportunity to prove myself.

Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.

I'm a Southern girl. I like when they open the door and pull out a chair. I'm really into a man's man.