When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.
Every man got a right to his own mistakes. Ain't no man that ain't made any.
The one-time cotton picker was now the heavyweight champion of the world.
Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His โbecomingโ happens during his daily routine.