Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.
I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
Everything America should be, Muhammad Ali is.
Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
I want to keep fighting because it’s the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.
The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he’s gonna be disappointed anyway.
A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
As a matter of fact, there was a period of time, especially in my first career, when that’s the only one who would work out with me: my dogs. As you get better and better working out, there’s no one who can keep up with you running.
I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights.
Today the biggest decisions I make aren’t related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, or Jack-in-the-Box.
A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He’ll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.