Sid Lockitch Quotations

Ray used to say he knew every man. Ask him if he knew the chairman of the board for Standard Oil and Ray would say, 'Sure.' What Ray meant was that the guy knew him. All he had to do was call and say 'This is Sugar Ray Robinson,' and the guy would know who he was and do whatever he could to help Ray out.

Ali absolutely worshiped Ray. Still does. Usually, the greatest fall from grace is by fighters. People tend to avoid ex-fighters. They feel they took one too many. Randy Turpin once asked Ray, 'What's worse, being a has-been or a never-was?' Then Randy committed suicide. But the people never forgot Ray. He felt God had made him a boxer for that reason. So he would not be forgotten. So he could help.

Dollar for dollar, we're the best bargain they have.

Oh sure, Ray loves to get his hair cut. Loves it. He's still vain that way. He wouldn't dream of going anywhere without going to the barbershop. Whenever he'd go to New York, that was the first thing he'd do.

It's very painful to see him like this. The situation is not going to get any better, It's like Ray is in prison. Millie treats him like a child. She lets him go nowhere with no one. Not even his own son.