Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

We followed the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, who is the boss. And we don't waste a lot of time arguin' about a dead black man, Malcolm X, when the whites are our common enemies.

Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was a boxer I still might get killed next week in some kind of freedom struggle and you'd ever hear the news.

Once the Choice is Made, Do Not Look Back, Do Not Second-Guess Your Decisions

Don't count the days, make the days count.

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

The man who will whip me will be fast, strong and hasn't been born yet.