I don't know what truculent means, but if it's good, it's me

My toughest opponent has always been me.

I said to myself, 'the champion of the whole world can whoop every man in Russia, every man in America, every man in China, every man in Japan, every man in Europe - every man in the whole world'.It sounds big, didn't it? So I kept working until I did it.

We believe that the Honorable Elijah Mohammed is the apostle of Allah, God, but I'm only a helper and a minister of his.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love

I saw that streak in him when he told me, 'Get the hell out of here or I'll wipe you out., I got the hell out of there, Liston really scared me.