Cus D’Amato (1909-1985, age76), Mike Tyson(1966-, age 57)

①Character.

It is the mark of a great fighter when he has character + skill.

A fighter with character and skill will often rise and beat the better fighter.

Character is that quality upon which you can depend under pressure and other conditions.

The main aspect in the whole game is developing strong character.

(Boxing is about 75% mental. It’s not as physical as people think.)

I don’t allow people to intimidate me.

No difference between a hero and a coward on how they feel. 

It’s what they do makes the difference.

②Teaching method.

I don’t try to teach immediately.

Before teaching, I need to peel off the layers, till get to the core of the person.

I’m not a creator, what I do is discover and uncover.

My job is to take the spark and fan it;

When it starts to become a little flame, I feed it;

And I feed the fire until it becomes a roaring blaze;

Then I pour huge logs on, then you really get a fire going.

There’re very few new things in this world.

Know what it takes to be a champion, then make adjustments.

③Train.

The boxing is the easy part, that’s the vacation, you have to train.

What are you doing this for? It should be fun.