The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most

Be obedient to your superior, and your inferior will obey you.

I’m young, I’m handsome, I’m fast, I’m pretty, and can’t possibly be beat. They must fall in the round I call.

I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That's what makes you a champion.

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

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

For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.