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You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

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Don King
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: August 20
Actor
Boxing Promoter
Entrepreneur
Record Producer
Cleveland
Ohio
Donald King
Inspirational
Longevity
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Performances
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America is supposed to be the richest and most powerful nation and we don't have health care for everybody.
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I am a product of a rat and roach infested black ghetto. It is easy for me to rationalize my dealings as a numbers man. I'll defend men today who are involved in it.
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You sign an agreement you make a contract, you live up to it. You never get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate. You got a right to say yay or nay.
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When I came into boxing, when it was more out of control, no fighters got an opportunity to fight. I came in: everybody got an opportunity to make a living in America.
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You must believe the unbelievable, snatch the possible out of the impossible.
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Mike Tyson was one of the most terrific athletes I've ever met.
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Bernard Hopkins' accomplishments and achievements are far beyond that of the norm.
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When we started, it was based on lies. It's changing now. There are no secrets in the business. You've got to come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's becoming very confusing.
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Forgiveness is a beautiful thing. That's why I forgive Reince Priebus, that little Greek rascal.
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Only in america will you see people circling the parking lot looking for a close space at a gym.
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If he says he has the pizzazz and the sizzle, I have the steak, and substance. I've made more money than he's made. I've made bigger deals than he's made, when he's got the complexion to get the protection.
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There's only one rule anyone connected with boxing must keep in mind - everything you here in boxing is a lie.
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I am so happy to be at Barclays Center. When I saw Brett Yormark, I thought to myself that he and his brother Michael are doing an amazing job.
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You see, the problem with me is I'm so good even my friends think I'm doing something wrong. Flair and flamboyance is not illegal. It may be detestable, it may be offensive, but it's not illegal.
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Mike Tyson has been given ever penny he has coming.
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If a bullfrog had wings it wouldn't bump his behind every time he hopped.
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It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.
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I'll pay them right after it snows in Panama. Let Eleta pay them if he feels so strongly about it.
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People are my most important asset. Faith in the supreme being, trust, credibility and performance are the things that have brought me to the top.
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I wasn't getting invited to any board meetings. I had to kick the door down.
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