Frank Bruno
8 quotes
Biography
Franklin Roy Horatio Bruno is an English former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 1995 to 1996.
"People might think that boxers are all animals and nasty people. But at the end of the day, we're all brothers: black or white, yellow or pink. We are all in the same business, and after the fight we are hugging each other like we're gay."
"Mental illness can happen to anybody. You can be a dustman, a politician, a Tesco worker... anyone. It could be your dad, your brother or your aunt."
"I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad."
"Sometimes your dreams come true."
"I try and maintain a little bit of fitness, man."
"People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate."
"I still believe in marriage."
"each year, she finds her friendships less volatile and easier, because she increasingly succeeds at looking past their flaws and disappointments and homing in on their pleasures and on what set them in motion to begin with. And she wonders why she didn’t do that sooner, why she gave in to so much fury and sorrow when she could have just let those emotions go."