23 Quotes by Floyd Patterson

I’ve learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I’ve learned very little to nothing in victory.

I’ve been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who’d like you to think they’re moral, that they have to hire prizefighters to do their hating for them. And we do. We get into a ring and act out other people’s hates.

For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He’s a step closer to the slum he came from.