MESSAGE #744 - CUS D’AMATO’S EPITAPH ...

Cus D’Amato (1908-1985) was
one of the great boxing trainers of all time.
He became famous for training
Floyd Paterson, Jose Torres, and Mike Tyson –
all world champions.

This quote of his is on his tombstone:

A boy comes to me
with a spark of interest,
I feed the spark
and it becomes a flame,
I feed the flame
and it becomes a fire,
I feed the fire
and it becomes
a roaring blaze.