I’m the best. I just haven’t played yet.
I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I’m in a world of my own.
People don’t realise what they had till it’s gone. Like President Kennedy – nobody like him. Like The Beatles, there will never be anything like them. Like my man, Elvis Presley – I was the Elvis of boxing.
The only limitations one has are the ones one places on oneself.
I’ll tell you how I’d like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title – Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him – A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality – And I wouldn’t even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.
I can’t see what God’s plan is. I just know I’ve got to live with it.
Just remember that you don’t have to be what they want you to be.
I’m going to show you how great I am!
Christians are my brothers, Hindus are my brothers, all of them are my brothers. We just think different and believe different.
What I’ve found is that the religion that matters, the real religion is love.
Islam is against killing, terrorism, and murder. People who commit these acts in the name of Islam are wrong. And if I had a chance I would do something about it.
Maybe I was great in the ring, but outside of boxing, I’m just a brother like other people. I want to live a good life, serve God, help everybody I can. And one more thing. I’m still gonna find out who stole my bike when I was 12 years old in Louisville and I’m gonna whup him. That was a good bike.
My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a’int the greatest – it’s Allah. I gave myself a job. I work for God.
Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.
When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
It’s not bragging if you can back it up.
If the boxers are a little more colorful, talk a little like I did and just do half as much as I did for boxing, it will be all right.
Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare.