I wanted the world to know where I was from. I wanted to say to the world, "We gotcha." America gotcha.

As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.

I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.

It's great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.

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.

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