A biography for Tommy Morrisonhasn’t been written yet.
“I was the first player at Jay to play four years varsity. As a frosh, I was a punter. From my soph through senior years, I started as a linebacker and tight end and was all-state as a senior.”
“The one thing that made me somewhat of an animal is I didn't have anything growing up.”
“You don't knock Ray Mercer out with one or two shots. You have to make him quit.”
“The fact that there's never been a single documented case in the history of this planet of anyone ever contracting HIV in the ring seems to me like a leg perfectly strong enough to stand on in terms of a lawsuit.”
“I think there's a lot of people out there who, if George Foreman had to get beat, I'm the one fighter they would like to see beat him.”
“Everybody's looking at me expecting me to shrink up and die.”
“I didn't live in L.A. I lived in Oklahoma, and I liked to do normal things with normal people.”
“I have a bad habit of fighting to the level of my competition.”
“The 'Tough Man' contests were for 21-year-olds, but I weighed 150 pounds at 13, so I got a fake ID card and entered. My dad and uncles had given me an edge, so having a boxing background made it easier because a lot of the older guys didn't know how to fight.”
“I don't ever think in terms of losing. That's not even a possibility. I've been beaten once, and I don't ever want to experience that again.”
“The heavyweight division needs me.”
“I would walk into a room, and people would be like, 'Hide the children. Here comes the guy with AIDS.' That's very demeaning, and it really hurts your spirit.”
“I will lay down and die before I take any drugs.”
“God, it's good to come home. No matter what you achieve, you come home, and everything is normal.”
“Ray Mercer has the heart of a lion and a great chin.”
“I saw a chance to make the 1988 Olympic boxing team and forgot all about football.”
“I've had a lot of people tell me I'm faster than Tyson.”
“I know one thing: Ray Mercer is not going down from a head punch. I think he's got one of the best chins in the game.”
“As a white fighter, you get twice as much criticism.”
“I've got the most complex - my life isn't boring. It never has been.”