The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
What keeps me going is goals.
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.