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

So I didn't pass. It was the army's decision that they didn't want me to go into the service. They're the boss. I don't want to say no whole lot about it.

The word had spread and people were piling around us. But then very suddenly, Sonny Liston froze me with that look of his. He said real quiet, 'Let's go on over here.' And he led the way to a table and the people hung back. I ain't going to lie. This was the only time since I have known Sonny Liston that he really scared me.

I have a radar built inside me to avoid punches

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not Number One; He is.

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