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I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.
Larry Holmes
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Larry Holmes
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.
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Set a goal and make a commitment to meet that goal. Do the best you can, but never forget your roots, never forget where you came from. After you have succeeded, look back and see if there are others that you might help to achieve what you have accomplished.
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I don't know if I have any regrets, I have had a pretty successful life. I have learned good, bad, and ugly.
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Kenny Norton hit me so hard that it still hurts. Now there was a case of two fighters who did not like each other.
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I achieved something once again, I think we all want to put a mark on life. I dream, and my dreams always come true. I dreamed I was the heavyweight champion of the world. I am the heavyweight champion of the world.
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Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
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There is no quit in me.
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I don't see anything happening [in heavyweight division] when I watch these fights, they are very boring. Not only that, but you never heard of any of the fighters.
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George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? He is afraid of me like most fighters are and most people want to forget about Larry Holmes, like he never ever existed.
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I think a trainer is very important at the beginning of a fighter's career. A fighter needs to know how to throw a left, throw a right, how to duck, how to do certain things. Over time, you don't really need a trainer. You've got to train yourself. You've got to motivate yourself. And I don't think anybody can put that in you.
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This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.
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