Cus D'amato Quotes

The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters.

(Quoting Cus D'Amato) Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but do it like you love it.

No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.

To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.

There are animals disguised as human beings out here, you are not sophisticated enough to decipher the two." Cus D'Amato

MIKE WOULD LIKE TO THANK: Cus D’Amato, my mentor, friend, and general. Because of you, my life has reached heights I could never have imagined. Without you, I don’t know where I would be today. My gratitude to you is immeasurable.

The way that you direct your imagination is by repeating a simple affirmation. “‘EVERY DAY, IN EVERY WAY, I AM GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.’ This

Cus talked with such enthusiasm because enthusiasm is contagious and people will do things when they get enthused.

Fear is a friend of exceptional people.

The ability to do what needs to be done regardless of the pressure and do it with poise, with no reflection of his inner feeling or conflict if it exists, is what makes a professional. It has nothing to do with their knowledge. I’ll show you many amateurs with far superior knowledge and ability than top professionals.