People don't realise what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy - nobody like him. Like The Beatles, there will never be anything like them. Like my man, Elvis Presley - I was the Elvis of boxing.

I have nothing to lose by standing up and following my beliefs. So I'll go to jail, so what? We have been in jail for years.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

I'm the most recognised and loved man that ever lived

I want fifteen referees at this fight…because there ain’t no one man who can keep up with the pace I’m gonna set except me

I'm so fast I could hit you before God gets the news.

It all started to come together when I realized that boxing was how I was going to succeed in life.