Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Jack Dempsey, fully William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, "The Manassa Mauler"
American Heavyweight Boxing Champion
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."
"I never went to bed in my life and I never ate a meal in my life without saying a prayer. I know my prayers have been answered thousands of times, and I know that I never said a prayer in my life without something good coming of it."
"By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry."
"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. "