Stay in college, get the knowledge. And stay there until you're through. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Advice to a young person to continue his education.

Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin.

I only read the Holy Koran, the Bible and the sports pages

I don't consider myself no attractive man. People like Tom Jones and Elvis Presley - I'm not nothing like that.

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.

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

In the big leagues everyone has ability. It always comes down to mind games. Who ever is more mentally strong-wins.