I don't do nothin' unless I risk humiliating myself and really embarrassing myself. When I have that hanging over my head, it allows me to rise to the occasion.

Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.

Guess I'm going to fade into Bolivian.

I was hittin' him with body punches and I hurt him. Actually he was cryin' in there, makin' woman gestures like

The only thing I do is just pray for inspiration, for a way of thinking, because I don't have any particular goal in sight.

I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I was locked up in a juvenile home and he came to visit. I’ve never forgotten it.

I'm addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.