Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Jonathan Eig

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American journalist Jonathan Eig.
Last updated on November 26, 2024.
Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig is an American journalist and biographer and the author of five books. His most recent book, Ali: A Life, is a biography of Muhammad Ali.

Boxing is strange to watch. It's impossible to take your eyes off of it. Part of our brains like to watch violence. At the same time, it's horrifying to watch two men try to knock each other out.
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In the 1920s, everyone wanted to be a celebrity. Everyone wanted to be like Babe Ruth or Charles Lindbergh. ... Businessmen, in particular, in the '20s really believed that to be a success, an entrepreneur needed to have a personality, a sense that you were a success. That's why I think Capone dressed the way he did. And that's why he entertained the press โ€” because he wanted to be perceived as a successful American. Dale Carnegie ... would later cite Capone as a model for creating the public image. Obviously, it went bad in many ways for Capone, but that's the image he was going for.
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