I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

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

Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.

There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.

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.

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