My toughest opponent has always been me.

I was always at the gymnasium every day at six o'clock after school. In the mornings I would run, looking forward to future golden gloves and Olympic tournaments.

People will know you’re serious when you produce.

I said, 'Oh, I know. If the white folks is in Heaven too, then the black angels were in the kitchen, preparing the milk and honey.'

We have one life / It soon will be past / What we do for God / Is all that will last.

A fighter can condition his body to go hard certain rounds, then to coast certain rounds.

The will must be stronger than the skill.