Sugar Ray Robinson citáty
Sugar Ray Robinson
Datum narození: 3. květen 1921
Datum úmrtí: 12. duben 1989
Sugar Ray Robinson byl americký profesionální boxer. Málokterý boxer přišel ke své přezdívce tak kuriózním způsobem jako zřejmě nejlepší šampión všech dob ve velterové váze „Sugar“ Ray Robinson. Přestože se narodil jako Walker Smith Jr., své první zápasy absolvoval s vypůjčenou registrační kartou bývalého boxera, který se jmenoval Ray Robinson. Jeho přirozený talent začal brzy poutat pozornost. Když ho poprvé viděl boxovat budoucí kouč George Gainford, prohlásil, že jeho pohyblivý styl je „sladký jako cukr“. Ostatní souhlasili a přezdívka se brzy ujala.
Citáty Sugar Ray Robinson
„He was a tremendous puncher, with either hand. Knock you dead puncher. Knock you dead. And a terrific finisher.“
Teddy Atlas on Robinson's punching power http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2441835652984416201&ei=sjpZS9eZGZPllQevwenkAw&q=sugar+ray+robinson#
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„Nobody beat Ray twice until he was 40 years old. His intelligence, his versatility, and his will to win were the reasons he won all those rematches. He created a new place for the imagination of a fighter.“
Jack Newfield http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2441835652984416201&ei=sjpZS9eZGZPllQevwenkAw&q=sugar+ray+robinson#
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„The king, the master, my idol.“
Muhammad Ali holds Sugar in high regardhttp://wsb.wharton.upenn.edu/Publications_ray.htm
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„Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.“
Ray Robinson 'Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson' page 75
„This man was the ultimate warrior in the ring. He was the ultimate dispatcher of a foe. He was a distance fighter, an in-fighter, very scientific, beautiful to see, and he made this brutal, uncivilized, barbaric sport ballet.“
Ralph Wiley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtgUSEbT2I
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„Ray Robinson was the perfect fighter because he had no weakness. He had one greatest chins of all time. He was never really knocked out in a 25 year career. Another special thing about Robinson was how many times he was able to get off the floor to win. He always rose to the occasion.“
Jack Newfield http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2441835652984416201&ei=sjpZS9eZGZPllQevwenkAw&q=sugar+ray+robinson#
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„Robinson could deliver a knockout blow going backward.“
Bert Randolph Sugarhttp://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016439.html
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„He boxed as though he were playing the violin.“
Bert Randolph Sugar a well known boxing writerhttp://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016439.html
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„His use of rhythm, his timing, his footwork. Ray Robinson was the greatest combination of speed and power that ever came together in one fighter.“
Mike Silver on Sugar Ray Robinson's abilities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xtgUSEbT2I
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