Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.

I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him

Floyd Paterson? Boy, he's the complete opposite to me. He no way like me. They go down in history for just being athletes. I'm getting more praise and credit for doing what I'm doing now on this show than coming here and beating five of your English champions.

Black men - one might be the president. Well, America's in too much trouble - I don't want that job now.

I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a << racial epithet >>.

All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them.

Children make you want to start life over.