You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
- Jack Dempsey
Someone, Before, Gong, Rings
A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
- Jack Dempsey
Inspirational, Someone, Up, Champion
A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.
- Jack Dempsey
Making, Everybody, Owes, Champion
Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.
- Jack Dempsey
Men, Hit, Come, Tall
By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
- Jack Dempsey
Moving On, Worry, Throwing, Interests
A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.
- Jack Dempsey
Within, Going, Very, Seconds
Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
- Jack Dempsey
Thanks, Number, Been, Honey
I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.
- Jack Dempsey
Me, Pretty, Made, Pretty Good
Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.
- Jack Dempsey
Morning, Want, Tell, Title
All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.
- Jack Dempsey
Time, Boxing, He, Hitting
Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
- Jack Dempsey
Everybody, Entitled, Owes, Nobody
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