I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.

If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up.

The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most

When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.

Everything the black people are doing comes from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed. They are black now, they don't want to be called Negroes. This come from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed.

It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.

I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.