When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'd have to use my left.

Since I was a boy of five or six, I had it in my mind I would be a world boxing champion.

The boxing game has been good, so we need to give back. We have to teach young men how to be men.

You got 3 things going against you: you're good, you're left-handed, and you're black

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.

His mouth made him feel like he was gonna win. Not his hands, I had my hand. He had his lips.

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