Quotes from Rocky Marciano

What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?

I'd be conceited if I said I could, but I'd be lying if I said I couldn't.

I believe, in my prime, I could have fought with anybody alive.

I was on my face. I heard the count from one to 10. I kept telling myself that I had to get up, but I couldn't move. I couldn't make myself move. It was the strangest feeling.

Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

I don't want to be remembered as a beaten champion.

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

Roland La Starza was tough, but Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought. I learned what pain was all about when I fought him.

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.

Rocky is a poor Italian boy from a poor Italian family, and he appreciates the buck more than almost anybody. He's only got two halfway decent purses so far, and it was like a tiger tasting blood