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> # (I define fear as) standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.

[Joe Louis](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis)\#17

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## More from Joe Louis

1. > He was a credit to his race - the human race:

[Permalink to quote \#16](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/16/ "Permalink to quote 16")
2. > I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest. (Note: this quote is sometimes said to be about fellow boxer Sugar Ray Robinson)

[Permalink to quote \#18](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/18/ "Permalink to quote 18")
3. > He hit me 18 times while I was in the act of falling.

[Permalink to quote \#15](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/15/ "Permalink to quote 15")

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