There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who'd like you to think they're moral, that they have to hire prizefighters to do their hating for them. And we do. We get into a ring and act out other people's hates.

I've learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I've learned very little to nothing in victory.

For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.

Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.

There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who'd like you to think they're moral, that they have to hire prizefighters to do their hating for them. And we do. We get into a ring and act out other people's hates.