Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Birthday: 6 May 1937, Clifton, New Jersey, USA
Height: 173 cm
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was boxing's most feared middleweight contender in the early 1960s. Standing only 5' 8" tall and weighing 160 lbs., he nevertheless had one of the mos ...Show More
To live in a world where truth matters and justice - however late - really happens, that world would Show more
To live in a world where truth matters and justice - however late - really happens, that world would be heaven enough for us all. Hide
[on preparations for producing 'The Hurricane'] Denzel Washington was only an actor doing his most t Show more
[on preparations for producing 'The Hurricane'] Denzel Washington was only an actor doing his most to sell himself for a role he wanted, but my feelings, my likeness , sitting across that table, showed me how far I had come from self-hatred to the love of self. What a wonderful experience that was. Hide
When I went to prison in 1966, that was it for me as far as prizefighting was concerned. I was fight Show more
When I went to prison in 1966, that was it for me as far as prizefighting was concerned. I was fighting for my life, not for a prize in the ring, and not with boxing gloves and referees. I was fighting for my life in the absolute dungeon called Trenton State Prison. Hide
Hatred and bitterness and anger only consume the vessel that contains them. It doesn't hurt another Show more
Hatred and bitterness and anger only consume the vessel that contains them. It doesn't hurt another soul. If I were to allow myself to continue to feel that anger and the bitterness of being a victim, I never would have survived prison itself. Prison can deal with anger, prison can deal with hatred, because prison is about all those things. Hide
Prison is the lowest level of human existence, without being dead. Being able to overcome that, that Show more
Prison is the lowest level of human existence, without being dead. Being able to overcome that, that's the miraculous nature of every human being. It is great, absolutely fantastic. Hide
Hate made me a prisoner but love set me free.
Hate made me a prisoner but love set me free.
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