As soon as I heard the truth that Elijah Muhammad teaches us in America, it made me accept it.

I was the first one in the gym, and the last one to leave.

On my twelfth birthday, I got a new bicycle as a present from my folks, and I rode it to a fair that was being held at the Columbia Gymnasium, and when I come out, my bike was gone. I was so mad I was crying, and a policeman, Joe Martin, come up and I told him I was going to whip whoever took my bike. He said I ought to take some boxing lessons to learn how to whip the thief better, and I did. That's when I started fighting.

If you want to be equal with me, you can get your own Rolls-Royce, your own house and your own million dollars.

I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.

Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.