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God's been pretty good to me. He made me duck all those punches that were supposed to land.

- Jake LaMotta

Pretty, Been, Punches, Duck

I used to psyche myself out. Only, back then, we didn't know the word 'psyche.'

- Jake LaMotta

Myself, Back, Only, Psyche

Everybody has a temper, but mine was set on a hair trigger.

- Jake LaMotta

Hair, Everybody, Mine, Trigger

I was a sick animal. I was jealous. I was vicious.

- Jake LaMotta

Animal, Jealous, Sick, Vicious

Most of the time, husbands and wives argue about stupid, foolish things. If it doesn't mean that much to you, give in to your wife.

- Jake LaMotta

Wife, Stupid, Give, Foolish

The three toughest fighters I fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson.

- Jake LaMotta

Toughest, Fought, Were, Fighters

There's no pensions for old prize fighters.

- Jake LaMotta

Old, Prize, Pensions, Fighters

When you break bones, they heal up and come back even stronger.

- Jake LaMotta

Bones, Break, Even, Heal

I fought in Detroit 23 times.

- Jake LaMotta

Times, Fought, Detroit

I waited all those years for a title shot, and when I finally got it, I had to pay $20,000 for the opportunity. My purse was only $18,000. So to make money, I had to bet $10,000 on myself at 8-5. That was how it was in those days.

- Jake LaMotta

Title, Got, Had, Waited

Forward, always moving forward, from the time I can remember - a kid. I was short, and the big guys would take advantage; I had to turn myself into a body puncher. By that time I was in reform school, they'd have a boxing match every week; they'd bring guys in from outside to fight me.

- Jake LaMotta

Week, Kid, Big, Big Guys

I'm the Godfather of Boxing. Everything is out in the open with me. What you see is what you get.

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Boxing, See, Get, Godfather

I never went to church. The priests couldn't scare me with all that crap about hell, but somehow I knew, inside of me somehow, I knew that I'd pay for it.

- Jake LaMotta

Church, Scare, Knew, Priests

You have to treat everybody the right way. Otherwise, you'll have a short life. God bless.

- Jake LaMotta

Treat, Everybody, Otherwise, Right Way

I conditioned myself many years ago that nobody could hurt me.

- Jake LaMotta

Myself, Could, Years Ago, Conditioned

I fought Sugar Ray six times. Pound for pound the greatest fighter who ever lived.

- Jake LaMotta

Six, Ever, Times, Pound

People get in auto accidents, they're paralyzed for life. I got hurt worse getting married.

- Jake LaMotta

People, Accidents, Auto, Paralyzed

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.

- Jake LaMotta

Out, Got, Cut, Champ

There was only one thing I wanted out of life. That was to be the champ.

- Jake LaMotta

Only, Wanted, One Thing, Champ

When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that time, I would have said, 'Nah, I don't want to fight him.' He's deadly. He could have been one of the great heavyweight champions. But he goofed.

- Jake LaMotta

Been, Joe, Heavyweight, None

I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes.

- Jake LaMotta

Times, Fought, Robinson, Diabetes

When you're No. 1 contender for five years, and you know who's controlling things, you'll do something you're not proud of.

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Proud, Know, Things, Contender

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

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Something, Got, Beating, Deserved

All my life I made a living out of hurting people. Now, I make a living out of making people laugh.

- Jake LaMotta

My Life, Living, Making, Laugh

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.

- Jake LaMotta

Want, Big, Big Money, Ex-Wives

I ask for personal appearance fees because I've earned them. I deserve them. My presence at events is what they need, so they ought to pay for it.

- Jake LaMotta

Deserve, Need, Fees, Ought

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

- Jake LaMotta

People, Bad, Most, Naive

All my life, I wanted to be champion.

- Jake LaMotta

My Life, Wanted, All My Life, Champion

I've learned a lot about life besides how to take a punch. And I've taken quite a few in and out of the ring.

- Jake LaMotta

Ring, About, Learned, Besides

Besides being a slum kid with no great education in anything except how to fight and stay alive and steal, I also had this temper.

- Jake LaMotta

Education, Alive, Slum, Besides

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