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 think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.

I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him

When you're right, nobody remembers. When you're wrong, nobody forgets.

It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

Stay in college, get the knowledge. And stay there until you're through. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Advice to a young person to continue his education.