Gil Clancy told me to move around for six or seven rounds, but when you're a puncher and you catch someone, you got after them. And in that fight [with George Foreman in 1999] my timing was off and I got caught. Gerry Cooney More Quotes by Gerry Cooney More Quotes From Gerry Cooney I either had to concentrate on fighting, or I had to help my family. I chose my family. I love my mom; I love my family. Gerry Cooney family fighting mom love I grew up in a household where I learned five things from my old man. You know what they were? You're no good. You're a failure. You're not going to amount to anything. Don't trust nobody, and don't tell nobody your business. When I lost to Larry Holmes in 1982, I felt all five of those things smacked me right across the face. Gerry Cooney good me man failure About 99 percent of fighters end up broke. F.I.S.T. helps them turn the page and find new goals. Gerry Cooney goals find end new