The worst man is the one who sees himself as the best.

Don't ever squeeze a fighter's hand, man. You're doing good just to lay your eyes on me

Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall.

All of us are so mixed. My great-grandfather was white.

For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.

Lighting that torch in Atlanta didn't make me nervous. Standing up to the government - that made me nervous.

I do a lot of reading, a lot of studying. I ask questions, I'll go out, travel these countries, I'll watch how their people live, and I learn.