Work is the only meanin' I've ever known. Like the man in the song says, I just gotta keep on keepin' on.

Champions aren't made in the ring, they are merely recognized there. What you cheat on in the early light of morning will show up in the ring under the bright lights.

Work is the only meanin' I've ever known. Like the man in the song says, I just gotta keep on keepin' on.

Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.

Joe Louis is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Rocky Marciano is second only to Louis. Where do I rate Ali? Somewhere below me. I beat him, and if I could beat him, no doubt Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano could have beaten him.

Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden.

If I said 'Fall down', he's gonna fall down. I'm still his father.