The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more – if only they were willing to take a few risks.
I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children.
If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.
To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
There’s never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You’d take one shot from him and you were sure he’d have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.
Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since.
I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.