75 Quotes by Jake LaMotta

Fear is unnecessary.

Something's bound to happen to you in a tough fight: cut eye, broken nose or broken hand or something like that. So you could make excuses out of anything, you know, but you got to keep on going if you're a champ or you're a contender.

I forget stuff. Guess I took a few too many punches.

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest, pound-for-pound, ever. He fought most of his career with just one loss, and that was to me. He had 131 fights with one loss.

I hypnotized myself so in my subconscious, I believed I couldn't get hurt. And I don't mean 'believe' - I mean believe believe believe.

Most people aren't good or bad. They're naive.

Boxing never hurt me at all.

If I got a beating for something, I usually deserved it.

Big money causes me too much trouble with my ex-wives and the government. All I want is to keep busy and to be comfortable.