Barry McGuigan Quotes

• Work hard, think fast and you'll last.

  Barry McGuigan

  Hard Work, Thinking, Lasts

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• Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

  Barry McGuigan

  Hurt, Heart, Stories

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A pit bull is like a fighter. Every so often it needs to taste blood.

  Barry McGuigan

  Blood, Needs, Pits

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

  Barry McGuigan

  Sadness, Boxing, Trouble

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.

  Barry McGuigan

  Thinking, People, Boxing

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell.

  Barry McGuigan

  Men, Cells, Hands

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager.

  Barry McGuigan

  Our Relationship, Wells, Managers

  Barry McGuigan (2011). “Cyclone: My Story”, p.192, Random House

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• I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.

  Barry McGuigan

  Sports, Tired, Fighting

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• Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.

  Barry McGuigan

  Boxing, Training, Century

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.

  Barry McGuigan

  People, Together, Watches

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

  Barry McGuigan

  Issues, People, Upset

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during that dark period in our history when they came to watch me fight.

  Barry McGuigan

  Fighting, Dark, Years

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes you, it completely clears the head. But to sort things out I also like to walk.

  Barry McGuigan

  Running, Tired, Relax

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.

  Barry McGuigan

  Desire, Wealth

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