Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

The wealthy class often looks down on the poor as "those people." And deprived people view the rich as cold and heartless. The way to break down the barrier between the rich and poor is to asociate with each other and to help one another. Make a connection. If you can break down the barrier, it may pave the way to recovery for some person, a family, maybe an entire community.

Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

My mother was watching on television and she doesn't want me to hurt anyone.

I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.

Today the biggest decisions I make aren't related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, or Jack-in-the-Box.

All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American.