I strongly object to the fact that so many newspapers have given the American public and the world the impression that I have only two alternatives in taking this stand: either I go to jail or go to the Army. There is another alternative and that alternative is justice. If justice prevails, if my Constitutional rights are upheld, I will be forced to go neither to the Army nor jail. In the end I am confident that justice will come my way for the truth must eventually prevail.

Fifty years old, 212 fights, and I'm still pretty.

I don't know how many millions I'll make, so I have to give some back to charity. God blesses me with the money, but only if I give some away.

How come the Chinese can go where I can't go in America? Englishmen can come and set up a business in white America and do things I can't do.The Puerto Rican, Hawaiians, just about everybody can do more than black people and are more respected.

I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali.

Even today, if my title hadn't been given back to me and I was in such poverty where I had to go and find a job, I would have done that.

I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.The play didn't make it but I was a success. It lasted six days but I sung four songs and there were critics, seriously, in New York who said that my part was perfect. So I can beat Joe Frazier singing.