Joe Frazier > Quotes

“You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes - that means your [preparation:]. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.”
― Joe Frazier

“Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.”
― Joe Frazier

“I believe in doing a job of work, not talking about it. I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing”
― Joe Frazier

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision.”
― Joe Frazier, Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier