When a man says I cannot, he has made a suggestion to himself. He has weakened his power of accomplishing that which otherwise would have been accomplished.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Floyd Paterson and other fighters, they just don't take part.They make a million dollars, they get a Rolls Royce and a nice home and a white wife and think, 'well, I made it'.

You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.

You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would.

No pork, soda pop, cigarettes, alcohol – ever!

I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.