I barely got out of school, I got out of school, mainly, because I was a champ, and I actually didn't pass. I won't name the teachers that put me through, but I want. If I was not a Muslim, or a follower of the Honorable Elijah Mohammed I couldn't talk to somebody for two minutes. I believe I can hold my own as an intelligent conversation, but it all come from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed.

Sometimes Howard [Cosell] makes me wish I was a dog and he was a fireplug.

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

I have a radar built inside me to avoid punches

I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.

I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.