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.

If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.

My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and George V are going to be good players. One day we're going to have a team and call it Georgetown.

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

Before a fight between Riddick Bowe and Hector Gonzales: Generally when there's a lot of smoke . . . there's just a whole lot more smoke.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since.