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.

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.

You can map out a light plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to the reflexes you developed in training. That's where roadwork shows - the training you did in the dark of the mornin' will show when you're under the bright lights.

There's one thing I don't ever think about: losing ... Instead, I think about how I'm going to win, and how I can do it the quickest way.

If I lose, I'll walk away and never feel bad because I did all I could. There was nothing more to do.

Champions aren't made in the ring, they are merely recognized there.

I hated Ali. God might not like me talking that way, but its in my heart.