Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Max Schmeling

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German athlete Max Schmeling.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul.

German - Athlete | September 28, 1905 - February 2, 2005

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Looking back, I'm almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal.

Max Schmeling

I had a happy marriage and a nice wife. I accomplished everything you can. What more can you want?

Max Schmeling

I received a letter from the Reich Ministry of Sports. They want me to split from Joe Jacobs, my manager since 1928.... I really need Joe Jacobs. I owe all my success in America to him.

Max Schmeling

I said to myself, 'You're a man from a humble background, what you didn't learn in school, you'll learn now. Catch up.

Max Schmeling

From the very start of my career, it was clear to me that achievement was built on discipline.

Max Schmeling

Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.

Max Schmeling

Why did I want to win? because I didn't want to lose!

Max Schmeling

Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal.

Max Schmeling

Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Max Schmeling

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