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 Marciano
What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world? Rocky Marciano
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.Og Mandino
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished. Og Mandino
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.Og Mandino
Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile! Og Mandino
Writers divide into those who write biting their nails and those who don't. Some writers write licking their finger. Italo Calvino
Of course, I'm of the generation that grew up with Hemingway and Faulkner as strong influences. Italo Calvino