Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'

How dare these boxers challenge me with their primitive skills? It makes me angry.

I'm just happy I'm not a phoney.

It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.

Every time there's a revolution, it comes from somebody reading a book about revolution. David Walker wrote a book and Nat Turner did his thing.

I am the most ruthless, brutal champion ever. There is no one who can match me. I want your heart. I want to eat your children.