“When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had one fight in New York state that lasted twenty rounds. I got $6. But I won the fight. All the time I was getting knocked down, I kept getting up.”
— Jack Dempsey
Simplified Meaning:
Even though a person got beaten many times when they were young and wanted to give up, they kept getting back up because they needed money to eat. They had a fight that went on for twenty rounds, got knocked down a lot, but kept going and won $6. The message is about not giving up despite difficulties.
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