In English the expression 'ancient Greece' includes the meaning of 'finished,' whereas for us Greece goes on living, for better or for worse; it is in life, has not expired yet.

You either go along with the system - conform to what is expected to be a hit - or you have very tough going

Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.

Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little closer to it than if you compare it to a bloody brawl in an alley.

I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville.

Very few fighters get the consideration of racehorses, which are put out to pasture to grow old with dignity and comfort when they haven't got it anymore.

I suppose it's too bad people can't be a little more consistent. But if they were, maybe they would stop being people.