If I could meet anybody? The prophet Muhammad.

When my title was taken away boxing died.

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

I'm sure no intelligent white person, in his or her right white mind, want black men and women marrying their white sons and daughters and in return introducing their grandchildren to half brown, kinky haired black people.

All I want now is to be a nice, clean gentleman. I've proved my point. Now I'm going to set an example for all the nice boys and girls. I'm through talking

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.