Joe Louis Quotes

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

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#2. Yeah, I'm scared. I'm scared I might kill Schmeling.

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

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

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#5. You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better.

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#6. Every man's got to figure to get beat sometime.

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#7. Every fighter have a plan until he's been beaten

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

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#9. The whole damned country was depending on me.

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#10. When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.

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#11. It hurt to even bump into him.

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#12. 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.

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

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#14. I done the best I could with what I had -- Joe Louis

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

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

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#17. 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.

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#18. You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.

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

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

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#21. A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His "becoming" happens during his daily routine.

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#22. Lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them.

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#23. Why should I? When someone insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for him?

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#24. He can run, but he can't hide.

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#25. Everyone has a plan until they've been hit.

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

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#27. 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.

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