Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.

What keeps me going is goals.

If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.

Life is like a ship. There's people dancing on a ship.There's a lot of money on the ship, but I cannot integrate on the ship or get equality on the ship.And I never could. I'm just in the galley working and I never could get up to see the captain of the ship.

Sometimes Howard [Cosell] makes me wish I was a dog and he was a fireplug.

When your mother dies, it really hurts. But with time, you get used to it. That's nature's way.

You're not going to enjoy every minute of the journey, but the success you'll find at the end will make it all worth it.