Jake LaMotta

I lost a lot of money, lost my wife and kids.

I always needed money when I was younger. I had different ways of getting it. A lot of the ways I don't like to talk about.

I waited all those years for a title shot, and when I finally got it, I had to pay $20,000 for the opportunity. My purse was only $18,000. So to make money, I had to bet $10,000 on myself at 8-5. That was how it was in those days.

I was a sick animal. I was jealous. I was vicious.

I was a no-good bastard.

You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy.

There's a lot of people all over the world that talked about me.

You have to treat everybody the right way. Otherwise, you'll have a short life. God bless.

All my life, I wanted to be champion.

People get in auto accidents, they're paralyzed for life. I got hurt worse getting married.

I had such a crazy life. How I got away with it, I don't know.

I've learned a lot about life besides how to take a punch. And I've taken quite a few in and out of the ring.