Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent.

If you have a lawyer, sometimes you can get out of trouble. I've gotten into a lot of trouble because I didn't have a lawyer. I've also had some bad lawyers, too. But the good ones, the ones I liked, they became me. They became whatever situation I was involved in. When I felt pain, so did they. When I succeeded, so did they. They became me. They became whatever the situation was that they became involved with.

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.

I'll go back and take what the people owe me.

It's the emotional punches that you can't see that are just overwhelmingly devastating to your heart - your moral fiber.

I think I'll take a bath in his blood.

I felt Holyfield was using his head illegally. I told the referee I wasn't getting any help, so I went back to the streets. I cannot defend it, but it happened.