Quotes by Micky Ward

About Micky Ward:

George Michael "Micky" Ward, Jr. is a retired American junior welterweight professional boxer and a former WBU champion from Lowell, Massachusetts. He is widely known for his three fights with Arturo Gatti, as well as from the 2010 feature film based on his career titled The Fighter, in which he is portrayed by Mark Wahlberg. Micky is the younger half-brother of Dicky Eklund and son of Alice Eklund-Ward. His wife is Charlene (Fleming) Ward.
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I trained as hard as I could, I ran as much as I could, I sparred hard, I did everything right. I did everything I could possibly do at the age when I could fight. You have to be realistic; you can't say, 'Oh, I am smarter now, older and I can punch ...

Micky Ward

Emotional hurt, you gotta let that go. Walk away and let it be. So many highs and lows, but if you keep being down, you'll never get up.

Micky Ward

You give to get. Whether it's helping someone or training a kid, I believe you will be rewarded in some way.

Micky Ward

I never lost a fight because I wasn't in shape or because I wasn't ready. I lost because I was either beaten by a man better than me, or it wasn't my night.

Micky Ward

I'm back in Boston. I own an outdoor deck hockey rink, and I own a boxing gym here also.

Micky Ward

I knocked a lot of guys out from the seventh round on - so if I gave up, I would never have achieved what I did. There was no giving up. It's weak to give up. The easiest thing in the world is to quit.

Micky Ward

I always felt that if I did the right thing, that if I trained hard and worked hard, I'd be rewarded somehow.

Micky Ward

When things are good, you should be thanking God. I don't do enough of that. But if you get things, you should thank Him, not just take, take, take. He really listens.

Micky Ward

I don't watch every fight; I am not huge on watching fights on TV. Because I did it my whole life. But I do watch the big fights. I follow the little fights too, sometimes; I just don't have to watch every single fight that happens.

Micky Ward

Author Bio

  • NameMicky Ward
  • Descriptionmicky ward
  • BornOctober 4, 1965
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBoxer