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Jack Dempsey [1895-1983] American
Rank: 104
Athlete, Professional Boxer


William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. 

Chance, Good, Great, Morning, Moving On



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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
101
I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great. Good, Great
102
By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry. Moving On
103
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.
104
Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.
105
A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.
106
Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance. Chance
107
A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.
108
Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
109
All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.
110
Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning. Morning
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