Cus D'Amato
Quotes from Cus D'Amato
"You must know your mind well enough to know that, given a set of circumstances that are threatening, your mind will find excuses to avoid and evade, not accept a confrontation of any kind."
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"So long as a man can do what is required to be done, regardless of how he feels within, that man is a professional in whatever field he is in."
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"There is no difference between a hero and a coward in what they feel. It's what they do that makes them different. The hero and the coward feel exactly the same but you have to have the discipline to do what a hero does and to keep yourself from doing what the coward does."
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"Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But fear is your best friend. Fear is like fire. If you learn to control it, you let it work for you. If you don't learn to control it, it'll destroy you and everything around you."
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"Confidence breeds success and success breeds confidence. Confidence applied properly will supersede genius."
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