I used to ask my brother Rudy to throw rocks at me. I'd dodge every one. That's how I learned how to bob and weave: ducking rocks.

Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.

His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.

Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.

A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.

Tolerance and understanding won't 'trickle down' in our society any more than wealth does.

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