Top 54 Quotes & Sayings by Frank Bruno

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Franklin Roy Bruno, is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He had a highly publicised and eventful career, both in and out of the ring. The pinnacle of Bruno's boxing career was winning the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at a packed Wembley Stadium in 1995, in what was his fourth world championship challenge. Bruno faced multiple top-rated heavyweights throughout his career, including two defeats against Mike Tyson in 1989 and 1996, and a defeat against fellow Briton Lennox Lewis in 1993.

British - Athlete | Born: November 16, 1961

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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.

Frank Bruno

People need to have compassion for others.

Frank Bruno

Sometimes when you have bipolar you have days you are grumpy and not feeling yourself.

Frank Bruno

I didn't play a great deal of sport in primary school. It was not until I went away to boarding school in Sussex that I really got into sport.

Frank Bruno

I am just working on staying alive.

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If you're not balanced, your mind's not balanced... my fuse went.

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My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing. They're so hungry to do boxing, to make some money.

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I'm not really a cutter-off sort of person. I'll chat to anybody.

Frank Bruno

I don't normally watch myself on the telly.

Frank Bruno

My head has got regrets, but I haven't.

Frank Bruno

Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I am trying so hard to break mine, but it is not easy. It is my toughest fight ever.

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If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know.

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When you're a man you try and be macho.

Frank Bruno

I still believe in marriage.

Frank Bruno

If your brain's not right they have good people at the NHS to help you fix it and talk to and counselling to calm you down and to focus you.

Frank Bruno

Being sectioned was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Frank Bruno

Some people like going to the pub; I enjoy going to the gym.

Frank Bruno

I like going to the gym every day.

Frank Bruno

There's enough pressure in life without seeking competition. That makes it double pressure.

Frank Bruno

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

Frank Bruno

I ain't got no right to judge someone.

Frank Bruno

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.

Frank Bruno

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

Frank Bruno

I try and maintain a little bit of fitness, man.

Frank Bruno

When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that.

Frank Bruno

I wouldn't mind getting emotionally involved with a woman.

Frank Bruno

People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate.

Frank Bruno

I still get invitations from all over Europe to speak at dinners, and it's an honour that promoters and charities can use me to create income.

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Journalists have always written that my mum said that I punched a hole through my cot when I was three years old. I don't remember doing that, and I think it was more that I was very energetic.

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I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad.

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I speak African. I can even speak Italian.

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Sometimes your dreams come true.

Frank Bruno

Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.

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We're not cameras, we're artists.

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I chose faces and figures as my subject matter simply due to the fact that the human form is already beautiful art.

Frank Bruno

From my sketch files I'll find a pose that shows the emotion behind a particular character's story.

Frank Bruno

An Eagle Scout deserves a letter of congratulations, but not a proclamation, ... That's a normal process. It's not a heroic process.

Frank Bruno

For example, I like using strong Greek and Roman Renaissance characters as part of my series.

Frank Bruno

I usually use quick sketches that I accumulated from the figure drawing classes I once instructed.

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Boxing's all about getting the job done as quickly as possible, whether it takes 10 or 15 or 20 rounds.

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And I want to say anything is possible. Comma. You know.

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I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost

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It's like a kettle. If it's a kettle, you turn the kettle off, you know what I mean? I wish I could put a hole in my head and let the steam come out. The steam was getting so high and the pressure was just getting a little bit much for me.

Frank Bruno

Instead of using brushes all the time, try a palette knife to paint.

Frank Bruno

And then he [Mike Tyson] will have only channel vision.

Frank Bruno

Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style.

Frank Bruno

I see danger—awake! It's terrible, it's horrible, and it's almost here! This is why my spirit was sent to earth. This is the job God has given me. This is the job I must do, so my hands will be free of your blood.

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Well, that's cricket Harry. These things happen in boxing

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The most important thing taught to my students is to not be so photo realist in what they depict.

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Boxing is just show business with blood.

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I was about 18 six years ago. I'm 28 now.

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I usually have a title in mind before I start.

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The colors I use may clash or vibrate against one another but this is done intentionally.