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.

I want to hit him, step away and watch him hurt. I want his heart.

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

Courage is how bad you want it.

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

I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.

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.