Tommy Morrison Quotes

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Tommy Morrison

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 2, 1969

I lived a permissive, fast, and reckless lifestyle. I hope I can serve as a warning that living this lifestyle can really lead to only one thing, and that's misery.

Tommy Morrison

Boxing is a family tradition. The last five generations down to my dad have been fighters.

Tommy Morrison

I am not a big fan of Mike Tyson. I almost idolized him for what he did in the ring - he was such a great fighter. But his behavior out of the ring... he needed to realize he was in the public eye, and there is a responsibility.

Tommy Morrison

To all my young fans out there, I ask that you no longer consider me a role model. See me as an individual who had the opportunity to be a role model but blew it. Blew it with irresponsible, irrational, immature decisions.

Tommy Morrison

I thought I was bulletproof, and I'm not.

Tommy Morrison

Something that comes along with age causes you to simmer a bit.

Tommy Morrison

I couldn't fart in an elevator without people wanting to sue me.

Tommy Morrison

The 'Tough Man' contests were for 21-year-olds, but I weighed 150 pounds at 13, so I got a fake ID card and entered. My dad and uncles had given me an edge, so having a boxing background made it easier because a lot of the older guys didn't know how to fight.

Tommy Morrison

If I was black or Hispanic, I wouldn't get any criticism. Because I'm white, people expect so much more out of me. That's a little unfair, but life isn't fair.

Tommy Morrison

When I lost to Ray Mercer, I was young. I deserved to lose that fight because I hadn't learned how to cover all the angles in preparation. I was immature.

Tommy Morrison

There's nothing more intimidating than crawling into a ring.

Tommy Morrison

I realize that there's a whole generation of kids out there like me who are totally disregarding the moral values taught to us by our parents.

Tommy Morrison

I'll trust an attorney before I'll trust a doctor.

Tommy Morrison

I will lay down and die before I take any drugs.

Tommy Morrison

I remember talking to Magic the day I announced I had HIV. He was preaching, 'Do what your doctor tells you.' Well, I didn't have a doctor then, so I got down on my knees, and I prayed.

Tommy Morrison

People think I'm crazy, and it's been written in the papers that I'm off my rocker.

Tommy Morrison

I don't believe in past lifetimes, but if there was one, I had to be a gladiator.

Tommy Morrison

I've seen God work in my life, and I know what he's capable of, and I know what he does for his people that love him.

Tommy Morrison

HIV's never been proven to cause AIDS. HIV ain't ever killed anybody.

Tommy Morrison

Everybody's looking at me expecting me to shrink up and die.

Tommy Morrison